Wollongong City Council has announced its next drop-off for soft plastics recycling, is on Saturday 25 October 2025 at Ray Robinson Oval, Towradgi.
Residents are invited to collect and bring along clean, dry and empty soft plastic packaging — like plastic bags, snack and chip packets, pasta, bread and rice bags, cling and bubble wrap, mail sachets, and pet food bags, to be bailed up and recycled.
The free collection program is being coordinated by the Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation (ISJO), and supported by Soft Plastics Stewardship Australia, on behalf of member councils Kiama, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and Wollongong.
Lord Mayor of Wollongong Councillor Tania Brown said residents have been asking for an avenue to recycle their soft plastics since the REDcycle program ended.
“That message was heard loud and clear through our waste strategy engagement and the successful soft plastic and cardboard events we held in December,” she said.
Councillor Brown then laid down a challenge: “Last year, residents brought us 814 kilograms of soft plastics over three days. Then, Shellharbour City Council collected 500 kilos in one day at Albion Park.
“We have more people, so I’d like to challenge Wollongong residents to help us raise the bar with a tonne, 1000 kilos, of soft plastics recycled!
