Friday, July 25, 2025

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Did You Know 25 July

Soft plastics can’t be recycled in your yellow-lidded recycling bin. In fact, placing them in the yellow bin can contaminate the load,  meaning the entire batch might end up in landfill. What a waste!
To check if plastic waste can be recycled, try the scrunch test! Soft plastics can be scrunched into a ball and don’t bounce back (like cling wrap, plastic bags and food wrappers) - these items must go in the waste bin. Hard plastics (like milk bottles, yogurt tubs and shampoo bottles) can be placed in the yellow lidded bin to be recycled into new products.

For more information, search for Let’s Get it Sorted on Council’s website.

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