Coles and Woolworths are ordered to dump 5,200 tonnes of soft plastics after ... trends now Coles and Woolworths are ordered to dump 5,200 tonnes of soft plastics in landfill in major recycling fail By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:20 GMT, 3 February 2023 | Updated: 04:22 GMT, 3 February 2023 Viewcomments Coles and Woolworths have been told to dispose of 5,200 tonnes of soft plastics after it was found their recycling program secretly stored the waste in warehouses. The NSW Environment Protection Authority gave the orders to the supermarkets after discovering REDcycle stored soft plastics in 15 warehouses and storage depots across the state- instead of recycling them as intended. REDcycle had donation bins in thousands of Coles and Woolworths stores across Australia and stopped its recycling operations several months ago but continued to collect soft plastics. The recycling program claimed it collected up to five million pieces of plastic everyday from supermarkets and other partners, including Australia Post. The mission of disposing the plastics into landfill is expected to cost the supermarkets $3million. More to come Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility