Whanganui residents can now recycle their soft plastic collections following the launch of the Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme. The distinctive recycling bins can be found at The Warehouse Whanganui and Woolworths Whanganui in the Trafalgar Square Shopping Centre and at the Whanganui Resource Recovery Facility. The Resource Recovery Centre will collect and bale the soft plastic, preparing it for safe transport to Future Post’s facility in Waiuku for recycling into fence posts and raised garden beds; and to saveBOARD in Hamilton for recycling into sustainable building supplies. Bringing the Scheme to Whanganui was a popular move with local residents who have been waiting patiently for the opportunity to recycle their soft plastic locally.

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Whanganui residents can now recycle their soft plastic collections following the launch of the Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme in the region

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Collections of soft plastic for recycling in Dunedin and Mosgiel will resume with bins back in stores from today. Collections in Dunedin and Mosgiel were halted in November 2022 due to loss of access to a baler to compress the plastic and sufficient storage facilities. The Scheme has worked hard to find an alternative sustainable solution so Dunedin and Mosgiel residents could recycle their soft plastic. Soft Plastic Recycling bins are located at Countdown Dunedin South, Dunedin Central, Mailer Street, Anderson Bay and Mosgiel; The Warehouse Dunedin South; and, New World Centre City, Gardens and Mosgiel.

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