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Soft plastics recycling program launched in Canberra

The Australian Food and Grocery Council, together with Coles and the RED Group, has launched a soft plastics recycling program in Canberra today, to help mark World Environment Day.

The joint initiative will be rolled out across Canberra's eight Coles stores in a move to reduce the amount of soft plastic packaging going to the city's landfill.

AFGC CEO, Gary Dawson, "Food and grocery brand owners take the environmental impact of their packaging material seriously and so are pleased to support this product stewardship program. The good news is that recycling plastic not only reduces the amount of waste going to landfill, but it also reduces the need to use precious natural resources."

The program will see Coles customers drop off soft plastic packaging from food and grocery items as well as their plastic shopping bags which will be collected by the RED Group and sent to Melbourne, where it will then be recycled by Replas into outdoor furniture and other products.

These products will then be donated to schools and will also be available for purchase.

RED Group director, Liz Kasell, said the launch in Canberra resulted from the collaboration of Coles, RED Group, Replas, and key Australian food and grocery brands including Bird’s Eye, McCain, Helga’s, Sunrice, Kellogg’s, Tip Top, Abbott’s Village Bakery, Wonder White, Arnott’s, Cadbury and Kleenex. 

 

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