Soft plastics are flexible, lightweight plastic packaging materials that easily pass the “scrunch test” meaning if it scrunches easily, it is soft plastic.
Disposal Options
Soft Plastics - General Waste Bin
Soft Plastics - Launceston Recycle Centre
Why
Soft plastics cannot go into recycling bins because they jam recycling machinery. These plastics can be returned to designated collection points, these collected materials are processed into new plastic products or transformed via pyrolysis into fuel.
Did You Know
Almost every piece of soft plastic ever made still exists today, and it can take up to 500 years for them to break down in landfill.