Victorian charges against the operators of the failed REDcycle recycling scheme have been dropped.

The Environment Protection Authority in December charged RG Programs and Services with three counts of failing to comply with its information gathering notice.

The charges came after stockpiles of soft plastics were found stored in a Williamstown North warehouse in May 2022.

Magistrate Kay Robertson withdrew the charges on Thursday morning, following an application from the EPA in the Sunshine Magistrates Court.

RG Programs and Services was wound up in February and liquidators were appointed following an order from the NSW Supreme Court.

The REDcycle scheme came to abrupt halt in November last year after more than 12,000 tonnes of plastic were found to be hoarded in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.

The company previously denied being involved in a cover-up, saying it was holding on to the waste while trying to ride out problems including a lack of recycling capacity in Australia.

Coles and Woolworths have since gained control of the stockpiles and are working with operators to make sure the plastic is being stored safely.

– AAP