The Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme has made a welcome return to Nelson and Tasman after a five-year hiatus.
The distinctive soft plastic recycling bins can be found at eight new locations including The Warehouse Richmond, The Warehouse Motueka, Countdown Richmond, Countdown Motueka, and New World Motueka.
Soft plastics are things like old grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, plastic wrappers of products such as biscuits and chips, and anything you buy that has a soft plastic covering.
Lyn Mayes, Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme Manager, says we’re very pleased to bring soft plastic recycling back to the upper South Island. This year, we have been working with Nelson and Tasman Councils and are delighted to partner with Enviro NZ who will collect the soft plastics from stores, bale and transport them to Future Post in Marlborough.
All the soft plastic collected in Tasman will be processed at the new Future Post facility in Blenheim and recycled into fence posts destined for local farms and vineyards.
Mayor Tim King says it’s great to see industry taking responsibility for product packaging, and we congratulate The Packaging Forum for expanding the soft plastic scheme into Tasman District.