When soft plastics recycler REDcycle collapsed this year, stockpiles containing tonnes of plastic bags and packaging were discovered dotted around the country. It's left Australia in a recycling crisis - what to do with all this waste? And what's the replacement for the REDcycle program?

A new initiative is being developed with the backing of major food and beverage brands like Mondelez, Nestle, PepsiCo, Kellogg's and Arnott's. Tanya Barden, CEO of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, talks to Sean Aylmer about the National Plastics Recycling Scheme.

When soft plastics recycler REDcycle collapsed this year, stockpiles containing tonnes of plastic bags and packaging were discovered dotted around the country. It's left Australia in a recycling crisis - what to do with all this waste? And what's the replacement for the REDcycle program? A new initiative is being developed with the backing of major food and beverage brands like <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mondelezinternational.com/Australia&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1688994602277040&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Th8cSl6CGrdgb4EJ9fJjl">Mondelez</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nestle.com.au/en&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1688994602277040&amp;usg=AOvVaw0a2YAsDolT4-LE2lrQi0KG">Nestle</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pepsico.com.au/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1688994602277040&amp;usg=AOvVaw02GQ5mrVHCPy1FsTb1C3AC">PepsiCo</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kelloggs.com.au/en_AU/home.html&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1688994602277040&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UQmnqRkVIQEmwRppP3fti">Kellogg's</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.arnotts.com/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1688994602277040&amp;usg=AOvVaw11rLRwcsDx_J_EiRMKtNZ-">Arnott's</a>. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-barden-65065929/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1688994602277040&amp;usg=AOvVaw2BamGvWnzd5D_LggtA5rf3">Tanya Barden</a>, CEO of the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.afgc.org.au/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1688994602277040&amp;usg=AOvVaw1k99OP3ESguWS6L077DUQI">Australian Food and Grocery Council</a>, talks to Sean Aylmer about the <a href="https://www.afgc.org.au/industry-resources/national-plastics-recycling-scheme">National Plastics Recycling Scheme</a>.

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Interview: How these global giants are tackling Australia's plastic bag crisis

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