Big Bag Recovery Scheme

Berrigan Shire Council is proud to support Big Bag Recovery (BBR), Australia’s only Australian Government-accredited product stewardship scheme for plastic sacks (LDPE) and woven polypropylene bulk bags and sacks (bags that carry 15 kg or 15 L or more of material).

The Challenge

Bulk bags and heavy-duty sacks are used across farming, food production, manufacturing and resources, but when they’re empty, the recycling pathway isn’t always obvious. That often means bags get stockpiled, mixed into general waste, or sent to a landfill.

For most people, the barrier isn’t willingness, it’s knowledge:

● “Are my bags accepted?”

● “Where do I take them?”

● “Will they actually be recycled?”

Benefits

Big Bag Recovery gives the community a simple, credible way to keep eligible bulk bags and sacks out of our waste facilities:

• Easy drop-off at the Berrigan, Finley and Tocumwal waste facility sites
• Cleaner sites and yards with fewer empty bags and sacks piling up
• Confidence that you’re using an Australian Government-accredited scheme
• Free for eligible program bags 

Big Bag Recovery accepts eligible heavy-duty bags that:

• Carried 15 kg or 15 L+ of contents, and
• Are made from woven polypropylene (wPP) or low-density polyethylene (LDPE)

 

What to check before you load

✅ Local landfill operating times: Check our website for Berrigan, Finley and Tocumwal waste facility operating times

Check your bag to avoid a wasted trip

✅ Size: It carried 15 kg / 15 L+ (typical heavy-duty sacks and bulk bags)

✅ Material: It’s wPP or LDPE (common woven bulk bags/sacks)

✅ Brand coverage: The bag is covered by a participating brand under the BBR scheme

✅ Condition: It’s empty, reasonably clean, and as dry as practical

 

To find out more about Big Bag Recovery, visit Big Bag Recovery - Recycling Plastic Sacks and Bulk Bags

List of Big Bag approved brands:

 

 

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