By Aneeka Simonis
RESIDENTS will soon be able to recycle plastic bags and flexible plastic packaging as part of their fortnightly kerbside waste collection.
Cardinia Shire Council is one of four Victorian councils taking part in the new recycling initiative.
The council’s waste officer Melanie Kerr said households would be mailed an information pack including 10 bags to bundle flexible packaging, from November.
The bags list the items that can and can’t go in and once full should be tied up and placed in the yellow-lidded kerbside recycling bin.
“Plastic bags and soft plastic packaging is a big part of the waste going to landfill every year, however recycling technology has now improved, making it easier to recycle into new products. These include decking, park benches, playground equipment, packaging material and containers, and textiles for clothing, toys and furniture.”
“We encourage the whole community to get on board and help make a difference to the environment,” Ms Kerr said.
Once all the supplied bags have been used, residents can use any plastic supermarket bag to bundle their plastics together.
