Hundreds of millions of plastic bags have been sent to landfill since the collapse of Australia’s largest soft-plastics recycling scheme.

Revelations uncovered by the Age and Sydney Morning Herald last year, found plastics dropped in REDcycle bins in supermarkets across the country - were stockpiled and not recycled for years on end.

Over 12,000 tonnes of soft plastics have since been found at 32 locations across Australia.

Today, law and justice editor for the Age, Chris Vedelago on how this scheme went so wrong, and what’s next for plastic recycling.

Hundreds of millions of plastic bags have been sent to landfill since the collapse of Australia’s largest soft-plastics recycling scheme. Revelations uncovered by the Age and Sydney Morning Herald last year, found plastics dropped in REDcycle bins in supermarkets across the country - were stockpiled and not recycled for years on end. Over 12,000 tonnes of soft plastics have since been found at 32 locations across Australia. Today, law and justice editor for the Age, Chris Vedelago on how this scheme went so wrong, and what’s next for plastic recycling.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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