Circular Peninsula works with the community to divert hard-to-recycle plastics from our lands and waterways.
There is no such thing as 'away'...
There is no such thing as 'away'...
Who is CP?
Circular Peninsula is a social enterprise supported by local businesses, community groups and local government on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. We are micro-recycling hub that serves to educate and consult on plastic waste solutions.
We work alongside large-scale recyclers to identify plastic waste streams, recycle plastics and create products with a focus on good design and the built environment.
What is CP?
Circular Peninsula is the Mornington Peninsula's first decentralised circular economy collection and processing hub for hard-to-recycle plastic. We collect and recycle plastic, educate, measure data and develop closed-loop solutions for a critical waste issue.
Why CP?
By now, everyone knows the staggering statistics of plastic waste in our natural environment. Our mission is to rescue and recycle macro plastics before they have the chance to become micro or nano plastics. Our goal is to create a scalable job-focussed social enterprise that provides employment for those experiencing disadvantage and barriers to employment here on the Mornington Peninsula and surrounds.
Step 1.
Collect, sort & clean
Step 2.
Shred into flakes
Step 3.
100% recycled products
Our Services
A choice of free or paid plastic collection for local businesses to help them meet sustainability targets, reduce their carbon footprint, and contribute to a cleaner planet.
Plastic Collection
Coming Soon! - An online marketplace for 100% recycled plastic resins, panels and sustainable products with good design at their core.
Plastic Marketplace
A consultancy service transforming waste into opportunity with sustainable, circular solutions tailored for your business.
Plastic Consulting
We provide fun, and age-appropriate incursion programs from ages 3 to 103! Our sessions focus on circular economy practices and how recovering plastic helps the environment.
Plastic Education
FAQs
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We focus on HDPE (#2), LDPE (#4) and PP (#5) plastics as they are thermoplastics that can be recycled into new products without creating additional harmful emissions.
Are you looking for a solution to other plastic types? Click Contact to see if we can help you find a solution!
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Our plastic is sorted into type and colour, washed and prepared for shredding. Once shredded it is available to purchase as plastic flake, recycled plastic panel or as one of our recycled plastic products.
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Plastic collection via our regular 20L bucket drop-off & pick-up service is free. All other plastic types, once approved, will be charged per weight. This fee covers our consulting and auditing process as well as transport to one of our recycling partners.
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Yes! We can work with you on plastic type, colour and design requirements. Just drop us a line with a brief outline of your idea and we can take it from there.
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According to Social Traders, Social enterprises are an innovative breed of businesses that exist to create a fairer and more sustainable world. Social enterprises are an innovative breed of businesses that exist to create a fairer and more sustainable world.
Social enterprises must do three things:
Have a defined primary social, cultural or environmental purpose consistent with a public or community benefit, and
Derive a substantial portion of their income from trade, and
Invest efforts and resources into their purpose such that public/community benefit outweighs private benefit.
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Due to the many types of plastic out in the world, we serve our community best by focussing on identified plastic waste streams so that our end product is consistent for our clients. There are some other great recyclers out there collecting other plastic waste streams. Be sure to check out TerraCycle and this blister pack recycling program by Pharmacycle as a starting point or check out our council’s recycling page for more!
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