Councils turn to start-up for soft plastic recycling

From the New Daily, July 12…

Councils turn to start-up for soft plastic recycling

Councils are turning to a Sydney-based start-up to handle hard to recycle materials, like soft plastic, after the collapse of collection service REDcycle.

Residents in Melbourne, Bayside, Boroondara, City of Yarra, Darebin, Glen Eira, Melbourne, Merri-bek, Port Phillip and Stonnington councils can access doorstep collection of soft plastics and other recyclable materials they can’t put in their bins through RecycleSmart – however, it comes at a cost to residents.

Eugenie Alonzo, chief marketing officer of RecycleSmart, said the service is available in more than 30 council areas, but only those partnered with the company will receive the service for free.