RecycleSmart collects hard-to-recycle items from your door: a one-off 60 L pickup costs $29, a monthly plan $19 for up to two bags, and some councils fund free pickups. It claims 98 per cent landfill diversion.
What happens: soft plastics are 'converted to feedstock oil', meaning pyrolysis rather than mechanical recycling, which recovers energy and some chemicals but is not the same as making new packaging. Batteries, e-waste and textiles go to specialist processors. Honest caveat: recyclesmart.com now redirects to resmart.co.
How to start: resmart.co/