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REDcycle’s collapse is a serious problem, but recycling plastic is like putting a band-aid on a gunshot wound

This week, the federal government signed on to an international agreement to recycle or reuse 100% of plastic waste by 2040, ending plastic pollution. But major obstacles stand in the way. The most recent is the collapse of Australia’s largest soft plastic recycling scheme, REDcycle. The program was suspended after it was revealed that soft …

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