From Organics to Metals: Meet our Specialists at Waste Expo

Meet Mavitec’s Syl Boots and the Waste Initiatives team at stand D121 this week to discuss organics recovery, metal processing, mobile sorting, compaction and tyre recycling.

Waste Expo Australia brings an opportunity to step away from daily operations and discuss the next equipment decision with people who understand the material.

Waste Initiatives will be at stand D121 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 28–29 October 2026, with a copper granulator on display and specialists available across several waste streams.

From packaged food waste to mixed metals and bulky materials, the focus is practical: understanding what you handle, what you want to recover and how equipment can support that outcome.

Talk organics with Mavitec’s Syl Boots

Syl Boots from Mavitec will join Brenton Sargeant, Solutions Partner Solid Waste, Shredding and Depackaging, to discuss food waste recovery and organics processing.

Mavitec depackaging solutions mechanically separate organic contents from packaging. Depending on the feedstock and configuration, the organic fraction can be prepared for anaerobic digestion or composting, subject to the receiving facility’s requirements. Separated packaging requires its own processing or disposal pathway. Waste Initiatives

For operators, those output requirements help shape the system. Speak with Syl and Brenton about your incoming material, packaging mix, handling arrangements and intended recovery pathway.

Explore metal recovery with Brenton

Brenton will also introduce Panizzolo, Waste Initiatives’ newest metal processing partner, available through the Vertech range.

Panizzolo recycling systems include shredders, hammer mills and refining equipment for applications such as mixed scrap, electrical and electronic waste, electric motors and other metal-rich materials. Processing stages release metals from surrounding components and prepare them for separation and recovery. Waste Initiatives

Whether you need an individual machine or are assessing a processing line, bring details of your feedstock, current bottlenecks and desired outputs.

See a copper granulator up close

A copper granulator on stand D121 gives visitors a closer look at equipment used in cable recovery.

Recovering copper from insulated cable involves releasing the conductor from its insulation and separating the resulting materials. The display provides a useful starting point for discussing cable types, preparation requirements and processing volumes with the team.

Explore Waste Initiatives’ cable and copper recycling range before visiting, or bring details of the cable stream you want to process.

Discuss solar panel recycling

Brenton will also be available to discuss Stokkermill solar panel recycling solutions, from semi-automatic systems to automated processing plants.

The required configuration depends on panel construction, condition, incoming volume and recovery objectives. Initial frame removal and delamination recover some materials; further refining and separation are needed to recover additional fractions from the remaining laminated material. Stokkermill Australia

For businesses investigating solar recycling, the conversation starts with the panels they expect to receive and the recovered materials they intend to produce.

Meet Caleb and explore mobile sorting

Caleb Grimshaw, Solutions Partner Solid Waste, Compacting and Sorting, will discuss sorting and compaction requirements, including the Vertech VER122M Mobile Picking Station, now available as a stock unit in Australia.

The VER122M combines a variable-speed picking conveyor with an air-knife system for light materials, an overband magnet for ferrous metal extraction, onboard power and an air-conditioned picking cabin. Waste Initiatives

Speak with Caleb about how manual picking and mechanical separation could work together on your site, along with availability and opportunities to inspect the unit.

Talk balers, roll packers and tyres

James Hughes, specialising in Vertical Balers, Roll Packers and Customer Service, will be available to discuss everyday waste handling challenges, equipment options and ongoing support.

Shannon Sangster, Sales Director and tyre processing expert, will also attend to discuss tyre processing applications and broader equipment projects.

Together, the team can help connect an immediate operational problem with the equipment, project delivery and support needed to address it.

Bring your challenge to stand D121

You do not need a completed equipment brief. Bring details of your material, volumes, site constraints and what you want to improve.

See the copper granulator and meet Syl, Brenton, Caleb, James and Shannon at stand D121.

Waste Expo Australia
28–29 October 2026
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Stand D121