The Plastic Police Program is a fantastic circular economy solution for soft plastics. Singleton Council has been a proud partner of the program since 2017. Our community’s active participation in the program has directly resulted in over 13 tonnes of soft plastic being diverted away from landfill – this is equivalent to the weight of a small excavator!
WHAT IS SOFT PLASTIC?
Soft plastic can be classified as the kind of plastic you can scrunch into a ball.
- Household generated soft plastics include plastic bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, chip packets, snack wrappers, cling wrap...
- Business generated soft plastics include product packaging, shrink wrap, pallet wrap, builder’s sheeting...
Basically, if you can scrunch it – you can save it!
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
Participation in the program is super simple:
- Separate any soft plastic waste you generate from your general waste
- Shake free any remaining contaminants (such as chip or bread crumbs)
- Dispose of it appropriately at one of the Council collection points instead of in your general waste bin.
Collection points are strategically situated at:
- Singleton Council’s Administration Building
- Singleton Library
- Singleton Waste Management Facility (Community Recycle Centre)
- Singleton Visitor Information Centre
- Singleton OOSH
- Singleton Swim and Gym
IDEAS FOR GETTING ORGANISED AT HOME TO PARTICIPATE
- Have a bin or bag dedicated to soft plastic waste located with your kitchen bins.
- Commit to plastic free outings – unwrap your snacks and store in containers or bento lunch boxes and deal with your waste at home where your prepared for source separation
- Make sure everyone in the family gets involved! Educate them about soft plastics and the program, and show them where to put their soft plastics
- Plan your disposals as a family outing – check out the Community Recycle Centre and browse the Burragan Recycle Shop!