The Soft Plastic Takeback Scheme
The Soft Plastic Takeback scheme has returned to Christchurch. From 15 February 2021, Christchurch residents can once again take their soft plastic packaging to participating stores across the city. The soft plastic bins have returned to the following stores:
- Church Corner Countdown(external link)
- Colombo Street Countdown(external link)
- Hornby Countdown (external link)
- Moorhouse Road Countdown (external link)
- Belfast Warehouse (external link)
- Barrington Mall Warehouse (external link)
- Eastgate Warehouse(external link)
- Hornby Warehouse (external link)
- Northlands Shopping Centre Warehouse(external link)
- Riccarton Warehouse(external link)
- South City Warehouse (external link)
More locations will join the scheme over the coming weeks. For more information visit: Soft Plastic Takeback website(external link).
(external link)Remember soft plastics can only go the red bin or through the Soft Plastic Takeback scheme.
Why you can’t put them in the yellow bin
Soft plastic packaging is not collected by The Council for recycling because it contaminates 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.