Return to store

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Hi @Ross14 , welcome to the community and your first post.

Your comments are somewhat covered in this existing thread…

Supermarkets freezing bread?

I recently purchased a loaf of Abbotts bread from Woolworths and noticed it was in a plastic bag with markings on saying that it could be recycled through Red Recycle in the supermarket. Since I know this soft plastic collection is no longer in operation, I have to wonder if Woolworths are freezing bread and reselling at a later date. Anyone know if this is the case. I may be wrong and Abbotts are just using old stock bags. If not the loaf I bought could be a year or more old… [20230903_10…

What you have raised is the lag between label or packaging creation and changes in the waste management industry.

The Australian Recycling Label (ARL) for return to store was when Redcycle was in operation. Redcycle has ceased operations and currently there isn’t a supermarket soft recycling program in place. The industry is trying to find alternative recycling solutions for soft plastics and it is possible a ‘return to store’ program may recommence in the future. In the interim, if one doesn’t have an alternative, local soft plastic scheme, unfortunately soft plastics will be disposed of in the general waste stream.