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Some plastics contain toxic chemicals, like manmade bisphenol (BPA), and during the blanket recycling process, these hazardous chemicals are transferred into the recycled material used to make new bottles

Recycling process makes plastics even more 'poisonous' to people, according to report by Greenpeace

Companies often promote the use of recycled plastics as a means to…
The worker (pictured on a stretcher) was seriously injured when his legs became trapped in machinery in an industrial accident at an Adelaide warehouse

Recycling Plastics Australia workplace accident Adelaide: Man’s legs crushed in machinery

A worker at a a plastics recycling plant was seriously injured when…

Stockpile of soft plastics found after scheme collapse

A stockpile of Woolworths and Coles soft plastic recycling has been found…
Man in search of long-lost father arrives Nigeria with cocaine stashed in condoms

Man in search of long-lost father arrives Nigeria with cocaine stashed in condoms, plastics

A South American man was apprehended in Nigeria with nearly 10kg of…

Soft plastics recyclers inundated after REDcycle collapse

Australia’s remaining soft plastics recycling services are struggling to meet a huge…

Thousands of tonnes of soft plastics found in Melbourne warehouses

Thousands of tonnes of soft plastics have been found in Melbourne warehouses…