Secret stockpiles of plastic bags continue to be found around Australia following the collapse of plastic recycler REDcycle, with more than a dozen new dumpsites located across six states in the past month
Stockpiles of soft plastic collected by REDcycle continue to be found around Australia.
REDcycle ceded control of 32 stockpiles of plastic in Victoria, NSW and South Australia to the supermarkets just one day before the company wasBut since the handover, stockpiles of plastic have been identified in 14 locations, including several stashes for the first time in Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia.
“With new information continuing to come in, we’re navigating a complex range of sites and challenges, and we know this process will take time.”The supermarkets say the total weight of REDcycle’s stockpiled plastics is 1400 tonnes lower than initially estimated – 11,000 tonnes rather than the original 12,400 tonnes. The figure was revised down – even after the discovery of the 14 new sites – when detailed site inspections were conducted.
Documents filed in the liquidation of REDcycle by its former director, Elizabeth Kasell, show the company collapsed with debts of more than $5 million.This includes $411,000 in unpaid taxes and more than $62,000 owed in entitlements to former employees.
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