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18 18  === **More Nodes ~= More Cleaning** ===
19 19  
20 -With the right tools, your team will avoid schedule delays and penalties.
20 +Cleaning plans need attention before installation if sites are:
21 21  
22 -Cleaning plans need special attention before installation if sites are:
23 -
24 -* silt or clay soil
25 -* an infection risk (such as farms, outbreak zones)
22 +* silty or clay soil
23 +* a known infection risk (farms, etc.)
26 26  * scheduled for >5 retrievals per team, per day.
27 27  
28 28  ----
29 29  
30 -=== **Interim Solution (Australia only)** ===
28 +=== **Interim Solution (Australia)** ===
31 31  
32 -For now, disposable barrier bags are an option for difficult sites in Australia. Nodes are installed inside the bags to reduce soil contact. We've seen good results on clay sites with 10um bags ~-~- the type used for produce.
30 +For now, we recommend using disposable barrier bags if standard cleaning methods will be impractical. Nodes are installed inside bags to stop dirt getting into crevices. We've seen good results with 10-15um plastics (the type used for produce).
33 33  
32 +We can help you check for suppliers that:
34 34  
35 -Contact us for help navigating:
34 +* comply with state and federal regulations
35 +* perform effectively
36 +* biodegrade completely in landfill.
36 36  
37 -* state regulations for plastics
38 -* plastic types
39 -* performance criteria.
40 -
41 41  (% class="box warningmessage" %)
42 42  (((
43 -**New Zealand**: We are testing alternatives to single-use plastics! Contact us for advice, or to share your solutions.
40 +We are working on alternatives to single-use plastics! Contact us for advice, or to share your solutions.
44 44  )))
45 45  
46 46  (% class="responsive-table" style="background-color:#ffffff; width:602.6px" summary="Types of biodegradable plastics" %)
47 47  |=Source material|=(% style="width: 207px;" %)Barrier bag type|=(% style="width: 123px;" %)(((
48 -Compliance:
49 -
50 -===== **Jan-2024** =====
51 -)))|=(% style="width: 95px;" %)(((
52 -Performance
53 -)))
45 +Compliance
46 +)))|=(% style="width: 95px;" %)Performance
54 54  |Petrochemical|(% style="width:207px" %)Oxo-degradable|(% style="width:123px" %)🚫AU, NZ.|(% style="width:95px" %)🚫
55 55  |(((
56 56  Petrochemical
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59 59  
60 60  (ASTM D5511, ISO 15985)
61 61  )))|(% style="width:123px" %)(((
62 -====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
63 -
64 -🚫 NZ.
65 -)))|(% style="width:95px" %)(((
66 -**✔**
67 -)))
55 +====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, TAS, VIC. ======
56 +)))|(% style="width:95px" %)**✔**
68 68  |(((
69 69  Plant-based
70 70  )))|(% style="width:207px" %)(((
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72 72  
73 73  (AS 5810)
74 74  )))|(% style="width:123px" %)(((
75 -====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
76 -
77 -🚫NZ.
64 +====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
78 78  )))|(% style="width:95px" %)🚫
79 79  |(((
80 80  Plant-based
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83 83  
84 84  (AS 4736)
85 85  )))|(% style="width:123px" %)(((
86 -(((
87 -====== **✔** ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
88 -)))
89 -
90 -(((
91 -🚫NZ.
92 -)))
73 +====== **✔** ACT, NSW, NT, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
93 93  )))|(% style="width:95px" %)(((
94 94  ====== TBD ======
95 95  )))
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96 96  |(((
97 97  Plant-based
98 98  )))|(% style="width:207px" %)Bioplastic |(% style="width:123px" %)(((
99 -====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
100 -
101 -🚫NZ.
80 +====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, TAS, VIC. ======
102 102  )))|(% style="width:95px" %)(((
103 103  ====== TBD ======
104 104  )))
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109 109  
110 110  * [[Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), 2023. "Australia and New Zealand Single-Use Plastic Bans">>https://documents.packagingcovenant.org.au/public-documents/Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand%20Single-use%20Plastic%20Bans]]
111 111  * [[Government of South Australia, n.d (retrieved Jan 2024). "Replace the Waste: Planned Bans 2024">>https://www.replacethewaste.sa.gov.au/planned-bans-2024]]
112 -* [[Manatū Mō Te Taiao, 2022. "Compostable products: Ministry for the Environment position statement">>https://environment.govt.nz/publications/plastic-products-banned-from-july-2023/#products-banned-or-phased-out-from-1-july-2023]]
91 +* [[Manatū Mō Te Taiao. "Compostable products: Ministry for the Environment position statement">>https://environment.govt.nz/publications/plastic-products-banned-from-july-2023/#products-banned-or-phased-out-from-1-july-2023]]
113 113  * [[Manatū Mō Te Taiao ~| Ministry for the Environment. "Guidance on single-use plastic products banned or phased out from July 2023">>https://environment.govt.nz/publications/plastic-products-banned-from-july-2023/#products-banned-or-phased-out-from-1-july-2023]]
114 -* [[National Retail Association, n.d. (retrieved Jan 2024)."WA Plastics Ban: Banned Items & Alternatives">>https://plasticsbanwa.com.au/items/]]
115 115  * [[NSW EPA, 2023. "Plastics Ban Guidance">>https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/plastics/bans-guidance]]
116 116  * [[Queensland Government, n.d (retrieved Jan 2024). "Queensland’s five-year roadmap for action on single-use plastic items">>https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/273016/single-use-plastic-items-five-year-action-roadmap.pdf]]
117 117  * [[VIC.GOV.AU, 2023. "Single-use plastics ban">>https://www.vic.gov.au/single-use-plastics]]
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135 135  
136 136  ----
137 137  
138 -[[A BD3C5 node installed in the ground, ready to activate and cover. The node is inside a 10um barrier bag for efficient clean-up.>>image:barrierBag_install.jpg||alt="A BD3C5 node installed in the ground, ready to activate and cover. The node is inside a 10um plastic bag for efficient clean-up." height="260" width="256"]]
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118 +(((
119 +A BD3C5 node installed in the ground, ready to activate and cover. The node is inside a 10um plastic bag for efficient clean-up
120 +)))>>image:barrierBag_install.jpg||alt="A BD3C5 node installed in the ground, ready to activate and cover. The node is inside a 10um plastic bag for efficient clean-up" height="409" width="403"]]
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