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Scrunchable plastics. Here's where I was getting it wrong ...
♻️ I thought I knew everything that could go in the scrunchable plastic bins at supermarkets. But then my mother-in-law told me that plastic wrap was NOT ok. I checked it out. She’s right. Unless it’s Glad or Coles home brands, don’t put it in the plastic collection bins. Here are some other interesting dos and don’ts from the Redcycle website.
✅ bubble wrap cut into A3 pieces
✅ plastic bags of soil / compost, brushed down and cut into A3 pieces.
✅ cellophane from bunches of flowers cut into A3 sized pieces
✅ dry pet food and produce bags
✅ netting produce bags (cut off the metal clips first)
✅ Pet food bags (chaff/horse/chicken) - both the plastic and woven polypropylene types (but not woven nylon). Cut into A3 size pieces and shake free of as much product as possible
✅ Rice bags - both plastic and the woven type
✅ Snap lock bags / zip lock bags
✅ Clear plastic wine bladders (not the silver ones)
✅ Squeeze pouches with lid on (e.g. yogurt/baby food)
Here is some of what is NOT ok 🙅♀️🙅
❌ Balloons (of any kind)
❌ Bread bag tags
❌ disposable gloves of any kind
❌ Cling wrap/Cling film - with the exception of GLAD and COLES HOME brands
❌ coffee bags
❌ drinking straws, fishing line, styrofoam
❌ Laminated materials and overhead transparencies
❌ Rubber, rubber gloves, latex
❌ vinyl
❌ Wet plastic materials as mould is a problem
❌ Plastic/clear vinyl packaging from sheets and doonas
The complete list is here.
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