Soft plastics, glass bins, bans on compostable liners: Will Victoria's new recycling proposal be a step forward?
2024-08-06 15:53:53
In recent years, the question of what to do with our household waste has become more pressing. In 2018, China stopped accepting many types of recyclable plastic waste from Australia. Four years later, Australia's main soft plastics recycling scheme, REDcycle, collapsed, leaving behind big stockpiles. Food scraps or non-recyclable plastics in recycling bins slash the value of these waste streams.