The Soft Plastic Recycling programme is no longer operating in the South Island. For more details, please visit the Soft Plastic Recycling website(external link).
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All soft plastics must go in your rubbish bin.
Why can’t you put them in the yellow bin?
Soft plastic packaging is not collected by The Council for recycling because it can contaminate the recycling process.
There actually isn’t any value in soft plastics – it's not like other recyclables like glass and aluminium - so we have to pay to have it recycled. That’s why we need to have manufacturers and big brands contributing to the costs of recycling this soft plastic.
Disclaimer: To help the public finding alternatives to recycle items that are not accepted in the wheelie bins collection, Christchurch City Council wishes to inform the public of the following schemes. This information is provided on an indicative basis only, and the Council does not warrant the accuracy, correctness or completeness the information provided.