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Poor labelling allows ‘massive amounts’ of plastic into Australia’s garden waste, companies warn

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“Massive amounts’ of plastic contamination is getting into food and garden waste through user error and misleading “biodegradable” labelling, waste industry experts have warned.

Leading figures at some of Australia ’s largest waste companies are calling for the government to standardise certification of compostable products.

In NSW , councils will be required to collect food and organic waste from all households by 2030 .

But Gayle Sloan , CEO of Waste Management Resource Recovery Australia , goes further, advocating for no bin liners at all, saying the simplest solution is to have people put food waste into their kitchen caddy and take that straight to their kerbside bin each day. “Bags complicate it,” she said. “It’s complicated for the consumer because you’re not sure if the bag is what it says it is We’re creating waste with the liner. It’s one less piece of material that we have to use.”.

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