Plastic refers to materials that are capable of being molded or shaped. Australians used 3.9 billion plastic shopping bags in 2007. Plastic waste in Australia grew 31% between 2002-03 and 2006-07, with 43,777,000 tonnes generated in 2006-07. Plastic bottles are rigid plastic, while plastic bags are flexible plastic. The document outlines a 6 step process for recycling plastic bags and flexible plastic packaging by dropping them in a red collection bin, having them picked up and shredded, heated to a high temperature, poured into molds to make shapes, and used to build furniture when cooled.