Plastics

Including a plastic waste collection and recycling service as part of your total waste solution is simple, cost-effective and helps your business to reduce its environmental impact. Waste Sense assists Australian businesses of all sizes to sort and recycle their soft plastics with care for the environment.

Want to do your part in reducing plastic waste? We can provide your business with services to recycle soft, flexible plastic types like plastic bags, pallet wrap and shrink wrap.

Why should you separate plastic waste?

Since 1950, over 5.8 billion tonnes of plastic waste have been produced. Despite being the third most manufactured product in the world, recent studies show that society only recycles around 9% of this waste. As plastics are readily used for manufacturing small household appliances and other new products, we encourage you to contribute to the circular economy by ensuring that you separate these items when disposing of them.

What happens to your recycled plastic?

Upon collection, your plastic is taken to a local recycling facility where it’s sorted, cleaned, shredded. It’s then turned into granular pellets for further reuse in the manufacture of new plastic products. Some plastics are transformed into outdoor furniture, plant pots and even clothing. Producing plastics from recycled materials saves approximately 88% of the energy required to make plastic from oil and gas.

833,000 tonnes

of plastic packaging consumed each year

50 Million tonnes

of waste produced by Australians annually

1 tonne

of recycled paper and cardboard saves 13 tress