Plastics (soft packaging)

Soft plastics (for example - bread bags, frozen food bags, soft plastic wrapping and light plastic bags) cannot be recycled in your yellow bin. They must be placed in your red general waste bin.

Plastic bags cannot be recycled in your yellow recycling bin because they get caught in the recycling machines and damage equipment. 

As of the end of June 2025, a trial program is back to allow residents to drop off soft plastics for recycling at select supermarkets, including Aldi, Coles and Woolworths. This is a trial because the full capacity to recycle all soft plastics is not yet available.

Alternatively, some soft plastics can be recycled through HomeCycle by booking a pick-up from your doorstep.