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Which bin is best for soft plastic recycling?

What is the best bin for soft plastic recycling?

NewsBy Lexi CrouchFebruary 22, 2021Leave a comment

What is the best bin for soft plastic recycling? Will any bin do? You’ll be surprised to know that the best bin isn’t a bin – it’s a bag stand!…

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Schools recycle soft plastic waste

New educational videos to save the planet.

NewsBy Lexi CrouchFebruary 15, 2021Leave a comment

There’s a new recycling trend taking off in Newcastle. Schools, businesses, and households are taking action to keep soft plastic out of landfill and the ocean. Soft plastics are those…

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Holy Family school wins award for recycling soft plastic

Primary school recycles soft plastic, wins $3,000

News, SchoolBy Lexi CrouchDecember 7, 2020Leave a comment

Holy Family Primary School wins big! Holy Family Primary School Merewether took out the Young Business Mind Award for collecting soft plastic bread bags for recycling through the Plastic Police®…

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Banksia Sustainability Award Finalist

NewsBy Lexi CrouchOctober 3, 2019Leave a comment

Plastic Police® in the running for prestigious sustainability award Plastic Police® was announced as a Finalist in the Banksia Sustainability Awards for the Small Business Category. The Banksia Foundation has…

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Plastic Free July

Tips for reducing soft plastics this Plastic Free July

NewsBy Lexi CrouchJuly 23, 2019Leave a comment

Tips for reducing soft plastics this Plastic Free July   What is Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July is an initiative which has grown globally from the Australian-based Plastic Free…

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Soft plastics from the Hunter and Central Coast are now being turned into local roads

NewsBy Lexi CrouchJune 6, 2019Leave a comment

From soft plastics to sustainable roads Plastic bags, chip packets and other soft plastics are now being recycled into sustainable road surfaces thanks to the exciting collaboration between Plastic Police®,…

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Downer joins the Plastic Police® program

NewsBy Lexi CrouchJune 4, 2019Leave a comment

Downer has implemented the Plastic Police® program at its new asphalt production facility in Teralba, in what is being called a truly circular economy collaboration. Staff at the asphalt facility…

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First road poured in Central Coast made from recycled soft plastics

Central Coast’s first roads built with recycled soft plastics

NewsBy Lexi CrouchMay 27, 2019Leave a comment

Paving the way for sustainable cities with recycled roads Recycled soft plastics, glass bottles, toner and pavement are being turned into roads in the Central Coast region through a collaboration…

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Plastic Police® set to receive $150k Boost from Federal Government

NewsBy Lexi CrouchMay 3, 2019Leave a comment

Plastic Police® set to receive $150k Boost from Federal Government The Federal Government has committed $3m to support a number of Australian recycling education and resource recovery projects, including $150k…

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Closing The Loop Film Screening Circular Economy Guests Static Displays Newcastle

Cross Connections Hosts Circular Economy Event

NewsBy Lexi CrouchApril 2, 2019Leave a comment

Circular Hub™ Event – Film Screening “Unless we go to Circular it’s game over for the planet; it’s game over for society.” – Prof. Wayne Visser, Closing The Loop. The…

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World Environment Day Zero Waste Swaps

Beat Plastic Pollution this World Environment Day

NewsBy adminMarch 7, 2019Leave a comment

Plastic Police® Beating Plastic Pollution “On World Environment Day, the message is simple: Reject single-use plastic. Refuse what you can’t re-use. Together, we can chart a path to a cleaner,…

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State Government Grants Plastic Police® $150k

NewsBy Lexi CrouchOctober 10, 2018Leave a comment

An Exciting Milestone for Plastic Police Another exciting milestone for the Plastic Police® program and a great opportunity to continue to make a difference in tackling plastic waste in the…

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Plastic Police Plastic Free July Launch

Join the Plastic Free July Challenge!

NewsBy Lexi CrouchJune 25, 2018Leave a comment

Companies and Individuals Urged to go Plastic Free in July Plastic pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. Yet this is a problem for which we…

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Singlton Council Cuts Through Plastic with Plastic Police Program

Singleton Council Cut Through Plastic

NewsBy Lexi CrouchSeptember 27, 2017Leave a comment

Singleton Council’s War on Plastic Soft plastics will be targeted in Singleton Council’s latest initiative to reduce waste with the official launch of a new alliance with Plastic Police Partnerships…

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Plastic Police Singleton Public Library Plastic Haul

Singleton Library Joins War on Waste

NewsBy adminMarch 2, 2017Leave a comment

Singleton Public Library’s Plastic Haul This is just one week’s worth of donations at the Singleton Public Library. In the three months since joining the Plastic Police® recycling initiative, a…

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Plastic Police Downer and Close The Loop Pour First NSW Road Made Using Plastics

First NSW Road Made From Recycled Plastics

NewsBy adminAugust 3, 2013Leave a comment

Downer and Close the Loop Build NSW Road from Recycled Plastics Plastic from around 176,000 plastic bags and packaging and glass from around 55,000 bottles has been diverted from landfill…

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