Big Bag Recovery

Member | Tracking Since June 2025

Big Bag Recovery Sustainability Commitments

2015

Identifying a Sustainable Solution for Plastic Packaging: Big Bag Recovery

Founder and Managing Director, Stephen Richards, identified a problem with the disposal of bulk bags and sacks, with farmers burning and burying bags. First collections were completed to send these materials for recycling.

2021

Australian Government Accredited Product Stewardship Scheme

Applied for and was approved as an Australian Government Accredited Product Stewardship Scheme.

2025

Australia's first purpose built Bulk Bag Recycling Facility

Big Bag Recovery’s sister company, Circular Communities Australia, opened the first purpose built Bulk Bag & Sack Recycling Facility in Toowoomba, QLD.

2030

Achieve 10,000,000kg of plastics recovered through the Stewardship Program

By increasing the plastics recovered through the program, and working with more brands, we aim to recover 10,000,000kg by 2030.

What do our labels mean?

Australian Government Accredited Product Stewardship Scheme Logo

Australian Government Accredited Product Stewardship Scheme

About Big Bag Recovery

  • Status
  • Employees
  • 5 - 25
  • Industry
  • Environmental Services
  • Country
  • Australia
  • Founded
  • 2015

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