Our last soft plastic recycling scheme flopped. Could a new one work?

Quick Smart
07/10/2025 11 min
Our last soft plastic recycling scheme flopped. Could a new one work?

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Remember when you could drop off soft plastics at the supermarket and feel a little smug, because you knew they’d be recycled? Turns out that scheme was secretly stockpiling rubbish, not recycling it. So, why are soft plastics harder to recycle? And will a new scheme actually work? 

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