Where does plastic come from?

[donnashuggy]

Any ideas?

[polksaladallie]

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@am*3 wrote:

Sure, one  Coles supermarket  staff memberTHE MANAGER IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS (the actual STORE Manager was floating  the floor ready to answer customers questions?)  indicates what  the whole supermarket industry Australia wide, including Woolworths is doing, dumping all the bags they receive in their recycling bins.? NO Some proof of that would be welcome.SORRY, I WASN'T WEARING A WIRE AT THE COLES SUPERMARKET

As a result of your story you expect people not to recycle plastic bags in supermarket bins anymore?  NO, I CONTROL WHAT I DO, NOT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO

Is the new outdoor furniture at schools made from recycled plastic supermarket bags... pretend furniture?.  Dunno.  If it's on the internet, it must be true.

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[cherry*135]

  Dunno.  If it's on the internet, it must be true.

That doesn't apply to some posts I have read on CS.

[***super_nova***]

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@am*3 wrote:
Coles RECYCLED supermarket bags and soft plastic packaging are turned into outdoor furniture for Aussie schools and pre-schools.

What ignorance to declare these collected recyclables are then dumped.

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I always thought that these bags (soft plastics ) cannot be recycled.  At least here in Melbourne supermarket bags are the one big NONO to put into our recycle bins. 

here is more info:

http://recyclingnearyou.com.au/bags

[cherry*135]

The supermarket bags for recycling have to be taken back to the supermarkets.. they ( Coles & Woolies) have big wheelie bin(s) there to collect them, either outside the main entrance or just inside it somewhere.

Only  the supermarket bags (not Department stores bags etc) for those bins. All the same type of plastic in them, so they don't need sorting.

Council bins - no plastic bags in them at all.

I have some of my own cloth bags, so don't always bring plastic bags home from the supermarket.

I didn't realise Coles takes plastic packaging as well, like rice packets etc. I think I will start putting that stuff aside and take them back also.

[imastawka]

Plastic shopping bags should be returned to your supermarket

for recycling.  It is correct that you cannot put them in the recycle

bins (in Melbourne)

Our local Woolies refurbished their store using recycled milk

bottles for flooring.  It looks like wooden planks.  Kudos to them .

But the trouble is you get zapped walking around on it!