Circular Soft Plastics Directory
Recycled soft plastics · Council procurement

Making it easier for councils to procure recycled soft-plastic products.

Collection is back. Demand is the missing piece. The Circular Soft Plastics Directory — and the tools around it — close that gap.

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Upcoming: a how-to session for councils

Putting the Circular Soft Plastics Directory to Work — Monday 15 September, 1:00–2:30 pm AEST

Session details
From the showcase

Presentation decks from the Circular Soft Plastics Showcase — view or download

Showcase presentations
What the directory provides

Products & suppliers

Curated listings with comparable, decision-grade data.

Demand pooling

Signal demand together for indicative volume pricing.

Impact calculator

Transparent estimates on published government factors.

Business case

Pre-filled, exportable (PDF, Excel, CSV).

Now in the directory: 84 Australian-recycled soft-plastic products across 16 categories from 10 suppliers, grouped by council spend category — parks & recreation & sport, civil, roads & traffic, streetscape & building, and waste & resource recovery.
20 August · Statewide showcase

Presenting on the day

Hearing from across the value chain — Soft Plastics Stewardship Australia and iQRenew, plus ten suppliers of Australian-recycled soft-plastic products (listed alphabetically).

Impartial and non-commercial — no supplier is recommended, ranked or favoured.

The value chain, mapped
The same players, grouped by what they do

Recyclers, recyclers & manufacturers, and manufacturers — the value chain by role.

The Australian recycled soft-plastics value chain grouped by role: recyclers, recyclers & manufacturers, and manufacturers.Open full diagram
Australia's recyclers and remanufacturers, mapped

Where the capacity is — the value chain, geographically.

Map of Australian soft-plastic recyclers and remanufacturers, with an NSW cluster of 11 sites and a VIC cluster of 8 sites.Open full diagram
Procurement toolkit

The procurement toolkit — free to every council.

Business case template + calculator

Live tool — PDF, Excel, CSV

Impact assessment framework & reporting guidance

PDFAvailable from 8 September

MoU + statement of commitment templates

DOCXAvailable from 8 September

Sustainable procurement policy template

DOCXAvailable from 8 September

Procurement pathway guidance

PDFAvailable from 8 September

Model procurement clauses

DOCXAvailable from 8 September

Supplier information addendum

PDFAvailable from 8 September

FAQs

Live page

Everything is free and public from 8 September — no participation required to use it.

Business case methodology

Built on whole-of-life cost

The business case is built on the equivalent annual cost across an asset's whole life — not the sticker price. So a dearer product that lasts longer competes on the numbers that actually matter.

Inputs are supplier-declared product data (shown with its verification status) plus NSW EPA emissions factors — the dataset behind the EPA's Recyculator tool. Results show low, central and high ranges with every assumption visible and editable, never a single point estimate.

It is a screening method to support business cases — not a life cycle assessment, and not a substitute for a verified product declaration.

Read the full methodology