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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 thin type commonly used for produce).
33 33  
32 +We can help you source bags 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 single-use plastics
38 -* plastic types
39 -* performance criteria.
40 -
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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 further advice, or to share your solutions.
44 44  )))
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46 -(% class="responsive-table" style="background-color:#ffffff; width:602.6px" summary="Types of biodegradable plastics" %)
47 -|=Source material|=(% style="width: 207px;" %)Barrier bag type|=(% style="width: 123px;" %)(((
48 -Compliance:
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50 -===== **Jan-2024** =====
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52 -Performance
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54 -|Petrochemical|(% style="width:207px" %)Oxo-degradable|(% style="width:123px" %)🚫AU, NZ.|(% style="width:95px" %)🚫
43 +(% style="background-color:#ffffff" summary="Types of biodegradable plastics" %)
44 +|=Source material|=(% style="width: 255px;" %)Single-use plastic type|=(% style="width: 115px;" %)Legal (NZ)|=(% style="width: 115px;" %)Legal (AU)|=(% style="width: 105px;" %)Effective
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56 56  Petrochemical
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58 58  Landfill-biodegradable
59 59  
60 60  (ASTM D5511, ISO 15985)
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62 -====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
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64 -🚫 NZ.
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66 -**✔**
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68 68  |(((
69 69  Plant-based
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71 71  Home compostable
72 72  
73 73  (AS 5810)
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75 -====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
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77 -🚫NZ.
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79 79  |(((
80 80  Plant-based
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82 82  Industrially compostable
83 83  
84 84  (AS 4736)
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86 -(((
87 -====== **✔** ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
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90 -(((
91 -🚫NZ.
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94 -====== TBD ======
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96 96  |(((
97 97  Plant-based
98 -)))|(% style="width:207px" %)Bioplastic |(% style="width:123px" %)(((
99 -====== **✔ **ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA. ======
69 +)))|(% style="width:255px" %)Bioplastic |(% style="width:115px" %)🚫|(% style="width:115px" %)**✔**|(% style="width:105px" %)variable
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103 -====== TBD ======
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107 107  
108 -==== References ====
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109 109  
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 -* [[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]]
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 -* [[NSW EPA, 2023. "Plastics Ban Guidance">>https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/plastics/bans-guidance]]
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 -* [[VIC.GOV.AU, 2023. "Single-use plastics ban">>https://www.vic.gov.au/single-use-plastics]]
118 -* [[WA.gov.au, Jan 2024. "Western Australia’s Plan for Plastics Stage 2">>https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-water-and-environmental-regulation/western-australias-plan-plastics-stage-2]]
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77 +* [[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]]
78 +* [[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]]
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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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100 +A BD3C5 node installed in the ground, ready to activate and cover. The node is inside a 10um plastic bag for efficient clean-up
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