Interview: How these global giants are tackling Australia's plastic bag crisis
FEAR & GREED | Business News
<p>When soft plastics recycler REDcycle collapsed this year, stockpiles containing tonnes of plastic bags and packaging were discovered dotted around the country. It's left Australia in a recycling crisis - what to do with all this waste? And what's the replacement for the REDcycle program?<br><br>A new initiative is being developed with the backing of major food and beverage brands like <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mondelezinternational.com/Australia&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1688994602277040&usg=AOvVaw0Th8cSl6CGrdgb4EJ9fJjl" rel="nofollow">Mondelez</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nestle.com.au/en&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1688994602277040&usg=AOvVaw0a2YAsDolT4-LE2lrQi0KG" rel="nofollow">Nestle</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pepsico.com.au/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1688994602277040&usg=AOvVaw02GQ5mrVHCPy1FsTb1C3AC" rel="nofollow">PepsiCo</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kelloggs.com.au/en_AU/home.html&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1688994602277040&usg=AOvVaw1UQmnqRkVIQEmwRppP3fti" rel="nofollow">Kellogg's</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.arnotts.com/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1688994602277040&usg=AOvVaw11rLRwcsDx_J_EiRMKtNZ-" rel="nofollow">Arnott's</a>. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-barden-65065929/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1688994602277040&usg=AOvVaw2BamGvWnzd5D_LggtA5rf3" rel="nofollow">Tanya Barden</a>, CEO of the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.afgc.org.au/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1688994602277040&usg=AOvVaw1k99OP3ESguWS6L077DUQI" rel="nofollow">Australian Food and Grocery Council</a>, talks to Sean Aylmer about the <a href="https://www.afgc.org.au/industry-resources/national-plastics-recycling-scheme" rel="nofollow">National Plastics Recycling Scheme</a>.</p>
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