Crusty, gooey, old Q bag tags - what to do?

[Tryin Bingham]

Hello AFFers, has anyone found a responsible (environmentally and security wise) way to dispose of, or recycle, Qantas E-bag tags?

I have several of these. It’s a shame that the rubber on them has broken down and turned to a sticky, gooey mess. The tags are a wonderful idea and have always worked flawlessly…. But I don’t like goo on my clothes and luggage. So they must be removed and binned.

Anyone else here suffer the same quandary? Any ideas? E-waste disposal? Dropping in to a secure shred box on the next lounge visit? @qantas can you replace?

High praise and thanks in advance.

Tryin’

 

[Dr Ralph]

Great fire starter.

 

[sudoer]

Either sell them on eBay (you'd be surprised what people pay for bag tags - list them as airline collectibles!) otherwise e-waste is the go - they do contain RFID chips...

 

[Tryin Bingham]

Either sell them on eBay (you'd be surprised what people pay for bag tags - list them as airline collectibles!) otherwise e-waste is the go - they do contain RFID chips...

They are rather 'retro' in nature. Circa 2011, with certificates of provenance. I believe that there have been two or three iterations and design changes since these.

 

[Tryin Bingham]

I also realise that Qantas explicitly states that these tags do not contain, or hold, any personal information.... so perhaps I'm overthinking, yet prefer to err on the side of safety.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Donate them to an aviation museum? There’s quite a few of them in Australia including HARS in Wollongong, Darwin Airport and of course the Founders Museum out in Longreach.

Otherwise, I’d just chuck it. We don’t recycle here in Australia given we don’t have the facilities to do so (see RedCycle), at least that’s my takeaway as a Canadian

-RooFlyer88

 

[SYD]

I still have my original issue WP tags and they’re in reasonably good condition. Although I *only* use them when checking a bag domestically. Rarely on carry on for the DYKWIA factor. Besides, the original WP tags are actually more Silver looking than Platinum…

I never use them on international flights - what’s the point?

I did request a 100 anniversary tag - which I tend to use now.

I also realise that Qantas explicitly states that these tags do not contain, or hold, any personal information....

Only what you wrote on the back of them?

or recycle, Qantas E-bag tags?

Coffee or drinks coasters? (If you can remove the gooey bits?)

 

[serfty]

I still have original WP and SG tags in the packaging they came in.

Never used.

 

[Scarlett]

Mine are going gooey/sticky and disintegrating as well.

Into the bin!

 

[tdimdad]

Otherwise, I’d just chuck it. We don’t recycle here in Australia given we don’t have the facilities to do so (see RedCycle), at least that’s my takeaway as a Canadian

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We do, in some parts and to a degree. When we get the soft plastics going again, 90-95% of my usual household waste goes into recycling. For the red bin, I use a supermarket fruit bag (what are they, 5L perhaps) and it takes usually 6-8 weeks to fill one. Everything else is nicely sorted into the yellow bin, goes to a local compost owner (through ShareWaste) or bottle collection.

But this became possible only after moving to a suburb where these things were easily available. In my previous places, it has been red & yellow bins only (and a green garden bin in Brisbane).
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