Ipswich Today
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Allan Roebuck
The issues and waste woes for Australia's recycling system as soft plastics pile up in warehouses
19 minutes Posted Nov 18, 2022 at 6:12 am.
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Soft plastics head for landfill as the REDcycle scheme is halted. This revelation is the latest development in Australia’s 74-million-tonne garbage problem. So why is getting recycling right so difficult? In this special episode you’ll hear from the University of Southern Queensland’s Professor Polly Burey, an expert on recycling who is also co-project lead on the No Waste program.
Published: 18 November 2022.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: UniSQ's Professor Polly Burey (supplied)
No Waste: https://composites.usq.edu.au/nowaste/
Solutions for manufacturing: https://www.unisq.edu.au/news/2022/05/simple-solution-for-manufacturing

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