Where to recycle soft plastic
Q. Where can I recycle soft / flexible plastic?
A.
In Australia ….
Check out our Australian interactive map showing all types of soft plastic collection points
Kerbside collection of soft plastic – council pilots exist in the following areas
- Macedon Ranges Shire Council – Registration link here
- Albury and Wodonga Councils – Halve Waste registration link here
- Alpine Shire Council – Halve Waste registration link here
- Indigo Shire Council – Halve Waste registration link here
- Ballarat City Council – Registration link here
- City of Adelaide – Curby registration link here
- City of Charles Sturt – Contact council for registration
- City of Port Adelaide Enfield – Registration link here
Soft plastic recycling centres – find one using recyclingnearyou.com.au or your local council waste recovery centre.
RecycleSmart come to your door and collect your soft plastics for recycling. Visit recyclesmart.com for more information.
Companies like TerraCycle sell collection boxes for soft plastics that you fill and post back for recycling.
In New Zealand …
Check out our New Zealand interactive map showing all types of soft plastic collection points
The Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme collects from selected Countdown, The Warehouse, New World, Pak’nSave stores and other locations. Check out all the locations at spsa.au
In the United Kingdom …
For England and Northern Ireland – visit spsa.au for recycling locations.
For Scotland – visit Zero Waste Scotland for recycling locations.
For Wales – visit Wales Recycles for recycling locations.
Kerbside collection trials
A soft plastic kerbside collection trial is underway in the UK council areas listed below. Go to spsa.au for more information.
- Bracknell Forest Council
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- East Herts Council
- Maldon District Council
- Newcastle Council
- North Herts Council
- North West Leicestershire District Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Somerset Council
- South Gloucestershire Council
- South Gloucestershire (own bags trial)
In addition, the following UK councils collect certain types of soft plastic film and plastic carrier bags. Please check directly with the council which plastic films they accept.
- Bedford Borough Council
- Blaby District Council
- Bolsover District Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- Ceredigion County Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- Cheshire East Council
- East Dunbartonshire Council
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Erewash Borough Council
- Exeter City Council
- Fife Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Harborough District Council
- Hastings Borough Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
- Hull City Council
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Isle of Wight Council
- Islington Council
- Leeds City Council
- Lewes District Council
- London Borough of Camden
- London Borough of Enfield
- Melton Borough Council
- Mid Devon District Council
- Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
- Oxford City Council
- Perth & Kinross Council
- Peterborough City Council
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
- Rother District Council
- Rutland County Council
- Sandwell Council
- Scottish Borders Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Tandridge District Council
- Thurrock Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Walsall Council
- Wealden District Council
- West Lothian Council
The large retailers like Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, ASDA and The Co-Op operate in store drop offs. Find your store here spsa.au
Q. Is it important that the plastic is clean and free from residue before I compact it in the Wholly Shrink!?
A. Remove as much product as possible from the packaging (it will even improve your compaction). If it’s meat packaging, just rinse and dry prior to placing into the Wholly Shrink!.
Q. What can I recycle and what can’t I recycle into the Wholly Shrink!?
A. It’s more than the fruit and vegies produce bags! You can compact any soft plastic pieces that contain the correct ARL sign. You will find a detailed list of what can or can’t be recycled here.
Q. What is the Wholly Shrink! device made of? Is it Recycled plastic/material?
A. Yes! The Wholly Shrink! device is made of 100% recycled plastic. A lot of the material is from soft plastic including material from TerraCycle ® who manage recycling solutions for hard-to-recycle products and packages.
Q. What are the available sizes? I have a small apartment/unit and not much space.
A. After much feedback from our early adopters, we have only created one size of Shrinker! It is about 220mm high, 113mm diameter and fits perfectly under a sink or in a cupboard. Although we’d encourage you to have it visible so collecting soft plastic is effortless.
Q. Will it fit easily under the sink?
A. Yes, it should fit easily under the sink. We are always learning so if you have some ideas please e-mail us on info@whollyshrink.com.
Q. Is this something that our council could be supporting?
A. We have approached a number of councils and are working with them to evaluate what is feasible. Councils listen to their constituents, so if you think this is a great initiative, let them know about us. We can be contacted on info@whollyshrink.com.
Q. How much does it actually shrink?
A. Without applying a superhuman force our customers are getting about a 70% compaction.
Q. What type of liner bag fits the Wholly Shrink!?
A. In our experience, the best liners are the bread bag packaging. Please don’t purchase bags specifically for this… that would be counter-productive! Re-use packaging or bags you were going to throw away. Any bag that is long enough (at least 300mm long) would work. If you want to
“compact the shrink out of it” double or triple up so the bag is even stronger and doesn’t tear when you take it out from the Wholly Shrink!
Q. Is this only for homes or can it work in offices and schools?
A. Actually, we think the Wholly Shrink! would be a great option for office spaces, schools and other more public areas. If you believe your business needs Wholly Shrink! in its life, please contact us at info@whollyshrink.com.
Q. Where can I see more of the Shrinkers! in action?
A. Please follow us on our Facebook page or Instagram. We regularly post videos of the device in action and our users give us feedback too. https://www.instagram.com/whollyshrink/
