Recycling
The Brisbane City Council has a page dedicated to recycling and have produced a handy guide.
Soft Plastics
Plastics that can be scrunched into a ball are soft plastics. Coles and some Woolworths have drop off points dedicated to “REDcycling“. These bins are usually found at the front of the store. To check your nearest location search here.
YES PLEASE!
Biscuit packets (outer wrapper only)
Bread bags (without the tie)
Bubble wrap (large sheets cut into A3 size pieces)
Cat and dog food pouches (as clean and dry as possible)
Cellophane from bunches of flowers (cut into A3 size pieces)
Cereal box liners
Chip and cracker packets (silver lined)
Chocolate and snack bar wrappers
Cling film – GLAD, COLES HOME brand and WOOLWORTHS Essentials Home brand ONLY
Confectionery bags
Document sleeves (remove the white reinforcement strip along the holes)
Dry pet food bags
Fresh produce bags
Frozen food bags
Green bags (woven polypropylene bags)
Ice cream wrappers
Large sheets of plastic that furniture comes wrapped in (cut into A3 size pieces)
Meat – plastic packaging that has contained meat (rinse and dry first)
Netting produce bags (any metal clips removed)
Newspaper and magazine wrap
Pasta bags
Pet food bags (chaff/horse/chicken) – both the plastic and woven polypropylene types (but not woven nylon). Cut into A3 size pieces and shake free of as much product as possible
Plastic Australia Post satchels
Plastic carrier bags from all stores
Plastic film wrap from grocery items such as nappies and toilet paper
Plastic sachets
Potting mix and compost bags – both the plastic and woven polypropylene types (cut into A3 size pieces and free of as much product as possible)
Rice bags – both plastic and the woven type (if large, cut into A3 size pieces)
Snap lock bags / zip lock bags
Squeeze pouches with lid on (e.g. yogurt/baby food)
Wine/water bladders – clear plastic ones only
Please make sure your plastic is dry and as empty as possible.
NO THANKS!
Plastic bottles
Plastic containers
Any rigid plastic such as meat trays, biscuit trays or strawberry punnets
Adhesive tape
Balloons (of any kind)
Bathroom/shower loofahs
Biodegradable/degradable/compostable plastics
Blister packs, tablets and capsule packaging
Blow up pool, pool toys or beds – plastic or PVC
Bread bag tags
Christmas tinsel and Christmas trees
Cling film – with the EXCEPTION OF GLAD, COLES HOME brand and WOOLWORTHS Essentials Home brand
Cooler bags
Disposable food handling gloves of any variety
Drinking straws
Film negatives and x-rays
Fishing line
Foam or polystyrene of any kind (including soft flexible foam)
Foil / Alfoil of any kind
Food waste
Glass
Laminated materials and overhead transparencies
Medical waste materials
Nylon – woven, soft or fishing line
Paper and cardboard
Paper post packs
Plastic/clear vinyl packaging from sheets and doonas etc
Plastic strapping used for securing boxes and pallets
Polyester of any kind
Powdered milk packets, made of foil
PVC
Rope of any variety
Rubber, rubber gloves, latex
Solar pool covers
Tarpaulins
Tin cans
VHS Tape
Vinyl – any type of vinyl packaging
Wet plastic materials as mould is a problem for us
Wine/water bladders – foil based
Wrapping paper and cardboard, ribbons or bows