Soft plastic recycling
Soft plastics recycling has returned to Countdown in
Amberley.
recycling.kiwi.nz/store-locator
The drop off bin
provided in store at Amberley Countdown takes all clean, empty and dry soft
plastic packaging including bread bags, frozen food bags, toilet paper
packaging, confectionery and biscuit (non-foil) wrap, chip bags, pasta and rice
bags, courier envelopes, shopping bags- basically almost anything made of
plastic, which can be scrunched into a ball.
The soft plastics
collected through the scheme are
blended with other plastics to make fence posts, vegetable gardens and vehicle
stops here in New Zealand.
Through the project the following
are not accepted
- compostable bags, yoghurt pots and rigid plastics,
heavy foiled bags, bags, wrap or film which is contaminated with food and
liquid, cellophane, face masks, disposable gloves or RAT test packaging.
So please do not include these as this will result in contamination.
For those
unable to drop soft plastics to Countdown in Amberley, another option is to
recycle via NZ Post who provides a
specific courier bag (recycled of
course) that you can
purchase and fill, and then book a courier for pickup or drop at your local
NZ Post store, to help you recycle.
Please do not place soft plastics in Councils recycling
bags, recycling bins or in the recycling areas at the transfer stations, as
they cannot be recycled via EcoSort, but instead support the local drop off
facility provided by Amberley Countdown. For further information, visit
the Soft Plastics Recycling website.
