Here’s the latest on Woolworths soft plastic recycling:
- Woolworths has reintroduced in-store soft plastics collection points across more than 700 stores in five states, with the program now widely available again for shoppers to drop off clean, dry soft plastics. This follows the suspension of prior schemes and aligns with ongoing industry efforts to rebuild recycling pathways in Australia.[2][3][8]
- The renewed program reports that around 40 million pieces of soft plastic (about 310 tonnes) have already been collected and recycled since pilot trials began, and the recovered material is being repurposed into products like in-store wall panelling and bread bags containing recycled content.[3][2]
- Woolworths collaborates with Soft Plastics Stewardship Australia (SPSA) and recyclers such as iQRenew and saveBOARD to expand processing capacity and convert soft plastics into construction materials and other products, signaling a broader national effort to standardize soft plastic recycling.[4][2][3]
Illustration (example): a map of Woolworths stores with active soft plastics drop-off bins, showing five-state coverage and a note that 310,000 kg of plastic has been processed to date (illustrative).
If you’d like, I can pull the most recent store list in your area (Los Angeles is not in Woolworths’ footprint, as Woolworths operates in Australia and New Zealand) and translate this to comparable programs in your location, or provide a brief summary of how the SPSA framework is shaping future outcomes.[2][3]
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Woolworths has reintroduced soft-plastic recycling on a large scale, with drop-off bins now available in 700 supermarkets across five states after a hiatus of
news.ssbcrack.comA supermarket giant says its scheme to collect and recycle soft plastic packaging from consumers is available in 700 of its stores across five states.
startsat60.comSoft plastic packaging drop off recommences at Woolworths stores, including the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and South Coast. From Woolworth’s web site the following stores in these areas should have a collection bin, similar to the one above somewhere near the front of the store.
www.circularplasticsillawarra.orgSYDNEY — Woolworths has finally expanded its in-store soft plastics recycling program to more than 700 stores across five states, giving millions of Australian households a convenient way to tackle household waste nearly four years after the collapse of the REDcycle scheme left thousands of tonnes
www.ibtimes.com.auWith this initiative, we have made it easier for Aussie families to recycle their soft plastics as part of their weekly shop. Around 40 million pieces of soft plastic, or 310,000 kgs, have been collected and processed as part of the renewed recycling program to date. The plastic collected through the scheme is also being given a second life in Woolworths stores by being converted into products such as in-store wall panelling and Woolworths own-brand bread bags, which are made with 30 per cent...
www.woolworthsgroup.com.auMore than 700 Woolworths supermarkets across five states are now accepting soft plastics again, marking a major expansion of Australia’s growing soft plastics recovery network.
www.packagingnews.com.auA supermarket giant says its scheme to collect and recycle soft plastic packaging from consumers is available in 700 of its stores across five states.
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