The Benefits Businesses will Encounter When Using Glass Recycling Systems vs Directing Glass Waste to Landfill

It’s not an uncommon fact, that a large amount of glass waste clinks and clatters together in landfill. In fact, according to CSIROscrope, around more than a quarter of the glass we use in everyday life, becomes useless and taken to landfill. To most people, that’s quite alarming. For those who work in the waste management industry, it’s an incredibly shocking statistic to hear. Especially given there are a number of glass recycling solutions available for businesses to purchase and leverage in 2023, that would greatly combat this problem. Not only would these companies be doing their bit to make the world a cleaner place, they’d also be doing their budgets a great favour too.

Firstly consider disposal costs. Businesses wouldn’t need to assign a portion of their spend to housing, transporting and the disposal of larger amounts of glass waste, which is often mixed in with other wastes like plastics and timber, holding it back from being properly recycled. What businesses should also consider is the opportunity cost of not having their glass waste converted into smaller shards (or cullets), and even as pulverised glass, which certain organisations value as it is much easier to reuse to create their own products. Think bottle makers, or on a smaller scale, glass blowers who reshape glass into art products.

 

The Difference Between Entry Level Glass Crushers and Pulverise Systems

Some use glass crushers as the overall term for machinery that handles glass disposal, but it’s not entirely accurate. That’s because the glass recycling process doesn’t entirely consist of glass being broken-down by glass crushers, but it can also be finely ground into a material that more so resembles sand. That’s where the difference between glass crushers and pulverise systems begins.

Entry level glass crushers are often used by hotel groups, restaurants and clubs, for their useful ability to shatter large amounts of formed glass into cullets. Aside from the general benefit, that this reduces the amount of waste needing to be dealt with, businesses should also consider that their need for waste collection will likewise drop.

Pulverised systems then, are larger machines used for glass recycling, that break down glass into a non-dangerous, sand-like substance. The entry level machines available from Waste Initiatives are ideal for businesses that operate in remote locations who don’t have the ability to consistently have their waste collected or access to external glass recycling facilities. Additionally, for businesses without the manpower to segregate glass from other types of waste, this is also a solved problem by the entry level pulverised systems. These machines leverage a 5kW motor, so businesses can expect a great rate of glass recycling throughput in each use, up to 1.5㎥/hr and at a compaction ratio of 5:1.

The advanced alternative to pulverise systems offer all of the aforementioned glass recycling benefits from the entry level machines, but at a larger scale. They are designed to serve the needs of mid-high volume waste processors and glass recycling plants. Advanced pulverised machines can process between 1 to 10 tons of glass recycling per hour, and with proper servicing and correct operation, can be operated for many years.

 

What Businesses Need to Consider When a Buying Glass Processing Machine

Before doing further research on the capabilities, cost and longevity of glass recycling machines, or even before speaking to waste machinery providers like Waste Initiatives, there is a list of considerations your business should first look through.

Initially, consider the size of these glass recycling machines. Glass crushers require less floor space than the pulverisers, and most machines can easily be installed at the back of store rooms or in waste areas. Advanced pulverise machines however due to their large frame, are required to be placed in a shed or have a dedicated outdoor area. If outdoor, these machines are still needed to be placed under a roof, to avoid exposure to rain or other weather elements which would accelerate the degradation or failure of parts.

Once the size is factored, the next consideration is the level of glass recycling throughput that your business requires. This can vary, between 50kgs, all the way up to 5ton. It’s critical that businesses attempt to measure the amount of waste that they’ve processed in previous years, so that when speaking with the Waste Initiatives team, the best-suited machinery for glass recycling can be suggested.

Likewise as important as the amount of waste, is the type of waste. As mentioned above, pulverise machines have the function to segregate waste, however glass crushers don’t effectively operate with other waste types mixed in.

After you have penciled in the answers to the machine size, as well as the volume and type of waste, it’s then time to consider the efforts that will be required to maintain the glass processor. This will mostly take the form of scheduled service and backup. These can of course be performed by Waste Initiatives, and is tracked from the installation date, so your business will be alerted to when checks or maintenance is upcoming.

It is especially important to note for crushers, that due to the compacting process involving smashed glass, sharp cullets have the potential to damage or wear parts on the machine over time. The installment of spare or wear preventative parts, including attaching plates in more vulnerable areas of the machinery, is a necessary action when the need arises.

If your business has been discussing the benefits of glass recycling, or you’d like to know more about glass crushers or pulverise systems, please reach out to Waste Initiatives through an inquiry on the website. In your message, highlight your glass recycling needs, as well as identify any of the glass crushers of pulverise systems which you believe your business would benefit from operating, and our team of experts can discuss your options. If you have a specific question, or would like to place an order for a particular machine, you can also contact us on email, through info@wasteintitiatives.com 

Making inroads in Victoria

Waste Initiatives is a leading provider of waste recycling equipment across Australia, with headquarters based in the scenic Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. We are proud to serve customers from all over the country, including Victoria, where we have a strong and established presence in Thomastown, Melbourne.

Our Melbourne office has been operational since December 2021 and has grown significantly in the past year. The team is led by State Manager Shannon Sangster, with James Hughes serving as Business Development Manager and Rory Jones as Service Technician.

We stock a wide range of equipment, including vertical balers, drum crushers and compactors, which are readily available for dispatch to get our customers up and running in just a matter of days. Our service team covers Victoria and the surrounding states, and we keep a large inventory of parts to minimize downtime for our customers.

Shannon and James have also collaborated on various specialized and large-scale projects with recyclers, councils, and retailers in the area. Our solutions have included food processing equipment, high-volume paper recycling and compaction systems, and our latest glass pulverizing system, which helps divert glass bottles from landfills.

Shannon emphasizes that his team is always available to assist customers with any waste related issues they may have. They invite anyone facing a challenge to contact them, and they will work tirelessly to find the best solution.

If you would like to learn more about our services or products, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 1800 441 100 or click to email us

What’s the Right Baler for Your Business?

A cardboard baler is a machine used to compress and store cardboard boxes, paper, and other recyclable materials. Owning a cardboard baler can significantly benefit companies that generate a large amount of cardboard waste, as it can reduce storage space, lower transportation costs, and increase recycling efforts.

There are two main types of cardboard balers: Vertical Balers and Horizontal Balers. Each type has its unique advantages and disadvantages.

Vertical balers are smaller in size and more compact than horizontal balers, making them an ideal solution for companies with limited space and a lower volume of cardboard waste. Vertical balers are easy to operate and maintain, making them a popular choice for smaller businesses. However, they have a lower compression rate, meaning they cannot store as much waste in a single bale as horizontal balers.

On the other hand, horizontal balers are larger and more expensive than vertical balers, but they offer a higher compression rate and can store more waste in a single bale. This makes them ideal for companies with high volumes of cardboard waste. In addition, waste Initiatives’ horizontal balers (CS, CM, and CL Series) have the ability to wire the bales through an auto-tie process, eliminating the need for additional costs for larger operations. Horizontal balers also have a longer lifespan and are more durable, making them a wise investment for companies that generate a lot of waste. The main disadvantage of horizontal balers is their size, making them difficult to fit in tight spaces and their higher operation and maintenance cost.

For businesses with smaller volumes of cardboard or plastic waste, the WastePac40 is often an ideal solution, with up to 2 tonnes of pressing force. However, for larger businesses with more substantial waste output, such as grocery stores or distribution centers, larger baler models are available. These include the WastePac100, with up to 6 tonnes of pressing force, and the biggest of them all, the WastePac 300 Low Height, with up to 20 tonnes of pressing force.

In conclusion, when choosing a cardboard baler, companies should consider the amount of cardboard waste they generate, the available storage space, and the level of operation and maintenance they are willing to undertake. Vertical balers are ideal for small companies with limited space and lower volumes of waste, while horizontal balers with automatic and semi-automatic tie-off functions are better suited for large companies with high volumes of waste and ample storage space. Regardless of the type of baler, investing in a cardboard baler can significantly improve a company’s waste management and recycling efforts.

Effectively Dealing with Printing Industry Waste

Waste Initiatives helps customers achieve sustainability objectives while reducing operating costs for their business. Here, we look at why waste management equipment in the printing industry is more important now than ever, and how your business will benefit from implementing effective methods of electronic and cardboard recycling.

Waste Disposal in the Printing Industry is a Growing Concern

Focusing on sustainability is a present day concern for all industries because of modern conventions and/or legal requirements. This is a particularly notable issue for the printing industry. By their very nature, printing businesses and copy houses produce a large amount of what are generally considered to be the fundamentals of recyclable materials — cardboard and paper. Factor in other by-products such as electronic waste in the form of ink and toner cartridges, and the pressure on printing businesses to recycle effectively becomes even more crucial.nic and cardboard recycling.

The good news is that there is industry-specific waste management machinery available. This comes in the form of well-researched and versatile solutions able to adapt to the needs of your unique business. These vertical balers, horizontal balers, shredders and other recycling equipment can even turn your problem into profit.

How Recycling Can Boost Printing Industry Profits

The value of reusing typical printing industry by-products can be appreciated both environmentally and financially. This value manifests both indirectly and directly. Through the streamlining of the recycling processes, printing businesses and copy houses can significantly reduce the cubic meterage of their paper and cardboard wastage. Specifically designed cardboard management equipment like state-of-the-art balers help limit the space this material occupies in warehouses. More space for extra balers means fewer collections are necessary, leading to a reduction in overall recycling costs. Additionally, cardboard compacted with balers is a valuable secondary raw material for producing new wood fibre products, thereby generating direct profits.

How Recycling Can Boost Printing Industry Profits

Waste Initiatives understands the difficulties industries face in maintaining appropriate recycling procedures. We also appreciate the challenges in adhering to tightening government regulations. That’s why we have developed a range of ultra-modern equipment to deal with recycling cardboard, and more. Our equipment range includes specially designed balers and shredders to sort and recycle everything from common materials such as cardboard, glass and plastic to more delicate materials such as classified files and electronic waste.

Our horizontal balers and vertical balers vary in size and specifics, ranging from single-phase machines producing bales of around 40kg each up to much larger equipment with bale outputs weighing over a tonne. An example of note is our PS1400 Roto Baler. This machine’s unique feature is its rotating compaction head which rolls and crushes, providing an effective solution to the common problem of cardboard core disposal.

See How it works here: Video: Printing Industry – Cardboard Cores – Waste Recycling Solution

While there are balers suitable for any size of operation, all can be tailored according to your specific needs and are manufactured with safety as the first consideration. The same applies to shredders. The shredders we manufacture can be fast or low-speed and can also be customized to suit your desired application in disposing of cardboard & paper waste.

How Waste Initiatives Can Help You on Your Cardboard Recycling Journey

We are an Australian-owned and operated company with more than 40 years of experience in providing waste management equipment such as balers and shredders. Our people understand the importance of complementing the latest technologies with effectively communicated ideas. This is how we constantly exceed our client’s expectations.

We look forward to helping more printing businesses and copy houses along their recycling journey. Contact us to learn how your business can save on costs while managing expected standards such as dealing with electronic and cardboard waste using balers and shredders.

A focus on sustainability while reducing costs is achievable with the help of Waste Initiatives. Here, we look at why construction and demolition waste management are more relevant now than ever, illustrated by a case study as an example of how we can help you.

Why C&D Recycling Matters Now More Than Ever

The pressure on industries to consider sustainability is on the increase. A shift towards sustainability means the ability to recycle construction and demolition waste is an important focus. With a current resource recovery rate of between 20 and 30 per cent, Australia is looking to reach a national target of 80 per cent. Grants and subsidies have become available as the Government increases efforts to develop more effective markets for materials derived or diverted from construction and demolition waste.

 C&D recycling offers those involved in civil infrastructure or development projects a sustainable solution. Only a fraction of discarded building material is currently being recycled however, most materials can be reused with the help of a purpose-built recycling plant. A tailored solution will help with most types of demolition and building rubble recycling ensuring you can keep up with the push towards sustainability.

Rowcon: A C&D Recycling Case Study

 At Waste Initiatives, we welcome the engineering challenges of providing solutions to suit any footprint. In 2022, we were commissioned to set up a recycling plant for Rowcon, one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest privately-owned civil construction material suppliers and recyclers. They wanted us to help them achieve a product clean enough to recycle into aggregate materials, road base and other usages.

Waste Initiatives employed the latest technology to construct a plant with a sizeable footprint of more than 53 metres by 26 metres. Among the most advanced of its kind in Queensland, the plant has “a processing capacity of 50 tonnes per hour of mixed C&D, which equates to about 120,000 tonnes per annum, within standard operating hours,” says Equipment Projects specialist, Jason Sargeant.

The recycling plant includes a heavy-duty feed hopper and conveyor, affording a loading area that can accommodate a full loader bucket of recycling material. In addition, a long separator negates the need for manual sorting of larger pieces of recyclables. A further innovation was incorporated in the form of a two-deck vibratory screen using FlipFlow technology. “When material lands on the screen it cascades to two screens. Anything 10mm plus comes off the top while anything below 10mm falls through to a fines bunker underneath. Midsize material is carried onto another conveyor,” explains Jason.  

Rowcon ultimately reported a very clean product ready for various usages. Already recycling some of its waste, Rowcon can now lead the way in its shift towards increasing the use of recycled materials by significantly expanding its capabilities. This was achieved through the design, implementation, and ongoing support from Waste Initiatives.

Business Opportunities Created by C&D Recycling

The value of construction and demolition recycling can be appreciated both environmentally and financially. It has long been typical that materials are only accepted if they are very clean. To stop waste from ending up in landfill, the challenge has been to make the separation of materials a viable enough exercise so as not to be rejected. Now, vibratory screening and density separation technologies ensure this challenge is more easily overcome. This allows the segregation of more materials and dramatically increases output without having to drive up prices and risk not being competitive.

Construction and demolition recycling is a fast-growing market. Beyond the typical waste streams like paper and plastics, we offer waste management machinery that provides access to other waste streams resulting from recycling gyprock, wood, metals, masonry and more.

How Waste Initiatives Can Help You

Waste Initiatives adopts a comprehensive approach to construction and demolition recycling. We offer solutions in the form of design, equipment, and ongoing support to help you achieve your goals across a wide spectrum of demolition and building rubble recycling.

We are an Australian-owned and operated company with more than 40 years of experience in providing waste management equipment to all parts of the country. A focus on the latest industry technologies coupled with the ability to effectively communicate ideas and understanding continues to exceed our client’s expectations.

We look forward to helping you along your C&D recycling journey. Contact us to learn how we can help you maintain industry standards on sustainability while continuing to save on costs.

The growing demand for easier ways to recycle isn’t going anywhere. The Australian Government continues to make grants and subsidies available to businesses in recycling. With available funding starting your own recycling plant becomes more achievable. It’s simpler than you might think to create your own profitable recycling plan that also helps the planet, you just need to take it step by step.

1. Choose your waste

There are many different types of waste that can be recycled, and your first job is to figure out what waste streams your recycling plant will manage. Paper, metals and plastics are more obvious possibilities, but you can recycle almost any commercial waste material that would otherwise go to landfill. Think recycling old electronics, batteries, medical product waste, or even car tyres. Find out the business activities common to the area your recycling plant will serve and what waste streams are produced by those businesses. Also, be sure to look into what other businesses may already be recycling your chosen item, and either rethink what you plan to recycle or find a way to stand out from the competition.

2. Select Your Waste Management Machinery

Selecting the optimal set of Commercial Waste Management equipment is an important step in the planning of your recycling plant. Waste Initiatives has the widest range of Heavy-Duty waste machinery. These products are fit for purpose and ideal for a recycling plant:

1. Industrial Shredders: supporting a necessary step in the processes of a recycling plant, shredders can be configured to handle a number of waste streams such as paper, cardboard, plastic, ferrous and non-ferrous metal and tyres.
2. Sorting Equipment: the most efficient recycling plants make use of waste sorting equipment to effortlessly separate materials.
3. Glass Crushers: Glass is a very common waste stream. In recycling plants processing glass with a glass crusher enables the operator to handle glass safely and use the components of the crushed glass as a product that can be sold to companies who require it for manufacturing.
4. Horizontal Balers: Recycling plants handle a high volume of paper and plastic. Horizontal Balers dramatically reduce the volume of space required to handle and transport this waste.

In many cases, a recycling plant will require a combination of the equipment above to operate efficiently. Our team of Equipment Specialists are experts in the application, design and implementation of waste machinery. With a little knowledge of your operation, our team can help you devise an integrated system of machinery with Australia’s widest range of Waste Management Machinery.

3. Consider the Logistics

There are three main ways to collect your waste materials: putting out a collection container, offering to pick up the waste from customer premises, or working with another business to source the waste. Do your research to figure out which one will be best for your recycling plant and have the plan in place before you get started. Consider what resources you have available in your business and consider how you can provide a very convenient waste collection service for your customers.

4. Source financing

Recycling plants typically need $10,000 to $15,000 just to get started the first month – so you’ll need to figure out where yours will come from. These could mean looking at loan options from banks, finding independent investors, or applying for government grants. There are different initiatives in each state, but you’ll find an overview here. To help with the upfront costs, Waste Intiatives has a range of Certified Refurbished Waste Machinery – contact us to find out what’s available in this range.

5. Establish a business plan

Like any other business, you’ll need to have a good plan in place for your recycling plant before you can get started. As well as the other points we discuss here, consider things like what your budget will be, what your staffing situation will look like, the aims of your recycling plant, marketing strategies, and so on.

6. Find your market

You’ll need to establish your buyers so you can earn revenue and maintain your recycling plant. Generally, for a recycling business, your customers would be other businesses. One place to look is at small and medium businesses, local business operators in retail, food service and offices that use recycled materials in their production. Another idea is reaching out to government organisations that may be looking for recycling solutions. Before we enumerate too many ideas for finding your market, the best piece of advice we can give here is to motivate you to create a one-page marketing plan that will help you think strategically about customer acquisition. Here’s a great resource to get you started.

7. Find a suitable facility

The size and location of your recycling plant will depend on the waste stream you choose to recycle and the machinery you’ll need to install – like an industrial shredder. Every recycling plant needs the basics like electricity, water and good ventilation – but you’ll need to consider a few more things, like:

• Environmental considerations – will there be any noise, traffic, fire or environmental studies to consider
• Health & Safety requirements – this is especially important when using machinery.
• Access and Space – waste management takes up a lot of space. Your plant will need to be easily accessible to large vehicles and provide ample space for dropoff, handling and processing.

8. Get licensed

There are a number of permits you’ll need before you start running a recycling plant. Again, it differs between states, but you can start your research here.

9. Find project partners

There are many associations, stewardship councils and other non-profits around Australia dedicated to recycling. Forming strong partnerships with these groups can be key to making your company more competitive and keeping it growing.

10. Run a trial

You don’t want to hit the ground running, only to realise your machines or logistics have defects. Waste Initiatives can help you run trials before you get started to ensure everything is running smoothly. You’re now ready to go and start helping the planet with your very own business.

Plastic granulators and plastic shredders might operate differently, and each has its advantage, although that doesn’t mean processors have to choose between them. Instead, they are often used together where shredders reduce large products to a coarse size and then granulate them down to a uniform plastic flake granule, ready to be recycled.

You will find a shredder uses brute force to break your product down, and the finesse of the granulator will give you the desired result. Preshredding significantly increases the productivity of the granulator.

What is the difference between a Granulator and Shredder?

Granulator

• Compact footprint
• Produce uniform granules enabling regrind to go back into production or exported
• Continuous gravity feed of plastic
• Hi-horsepower with high RPM

Shredder

• Larger single shaft or dual shaft design
• Break plastic scrap down between 25mm and 50mm
• Continuous bulk feed ram fed from a hopper
• High-torque, lower RPM with optimised shafts/rotors/knifes

How do Granulators work?

An industrial granulator can handle thousands of plastic scraps with differently sized machines to process different materials. When it comes to cutting power, these industrial machines depend on high-horsepower motors, plus heavy flywheels, to effectively dice through scrap at a consecutive, even pace. The only principle limitation experienced with granulators is that its feed opening’s specific size and shape can affect scrap capacity. Oversized waste scrap that hasn’t been adequately minimised through a shredder can get blocked in the feed opening, slow down production (change to), and bounce around in a granulator, significantly decreasing production. There are several rotor designs available for different products and materials. Other than plastics, some materials that can be processed in a granulator include timber, textile, tiles, paper, e-waste and cardboard.

Choosing the right equipment

To ensure you invest in the right recycling equipment and get the desired output, you should speak to a Waste Initiatives Equipment Specialist to help you with a customised recycling solution based on performance, efficiency and reliability.

Read more about our recent shredder and granulator installation at 4×4 Concepts.

How Do I work out the right baler size?

What type of material are you baling?

Identifying the recyclable waste material in your business and its percentage of your total waste bill is essential. For example, a shop with a hot food counter will average 60-70% packaging waste, and by segregating and baling this waste, the owner can reduce their waste collection fees by up to 60%.

Some material types may help determine the correct type of baler for you. For example, a heavy-duty baler can bale aluminium cans and even car tyres.

How much waste do you need to bale?

Smaller shops and retail stores are generally best served by a smaller baler that takes up minimal space and produces small enough bales that fit easily through doorways and can be managed by a single person.

Think about how many cardboard boxes you need to bale per day. The higher your volumes, the more often you’ll have to tie off bales.

How much space do you have?

Dimensions and footprint sizes are essential when considering vertical balers. Also, consider the ceiling height when calculating the available space. For example, a low-height baler with ram chambers on its sides can handle larger volumes of waste products and fit under low ceilings or basements.

Is bale size important?

Smaller bales might be easier to handle and easily fit through tight spots, while larger pallet-sized bales can save labour and give a better return on investment.

What is your baler budget?

Considering all the variable factors, you should ask yourself how much you can spend on a baler solution and how to get the best return on investment. Free bale pick-ups in metro areas will drastically reduce your monthly waste bill and should be compared against your long-term capital expenditure. It is essential to go for a reliable and well-recognized baler that you can count on.

Common Pitfalls in buying a baler

Buying a baler without proper consideration of what’s required to suit your needs can often lead to pitfalls that could have been avoided. These commonly are;

Baler purchased is too big or too small. If the baler is too small, your operators will have to tie off a bale too often, making a lot more effort required, or it restricts the company as it grows. On the flip side, the baler could be too big, meaning that the cost outlay at the start could be higher than what’s required.

Warranty term is not considered. If you want back-up and support for your baler, make sure the warranty term is considered to suit your needs.

If needed, warranty extensions are often available. The industry standard is 2 years.

Working with a team that has solid back-up and support after the sale can make all the difference. Consider your operations and what the impact would be if your baler were down. How fast can the supplier respond and fix an issue, and do they keep spare parts on hand?

Ongoing costs of consumables. When you purchase the baler, it doesn’t stop there. Baling twine is required to keep your bales tied together. Ensure your supplier keeps sufficient stock of baling twine, and if possible, it can be best to buy in bulk at the start to reduce freight costs to avoid running out one day.

Comparing baler spec is critical to purchasing. Doing this well will help ensure you purchase the best value baler, not necessarily the cheapest one. You need the right baler with the right size, power requirements, pressing force, and ease of use to suit the work that the baler will be doing for you. Take the time to do this thoroughly.

It’s important to know what power supply you have available. Balers can be powered by Electricity or Air, depending on the manufacturer. Electricity-powered balers range from single phase 10 Amp supply up to a 3 phase 20 Amp power supply. Air-powered balers require constant compressed air, meaning you will require an air compressor or existing airlines.

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July, 2022

According to scientists, it would take approximately one million years for glass to break down naturally in a landfill site, and less than 60% of glass gets recycled in Australia.

When glass is manufactured from recycled materials, the energy used is up to 75% less than the energy required to make glass from sand. Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without losing quality or purity.

Furnace-ready glass fines and/or cullet can be re-melted and remanufactured into new glass containers, flat glass and glass foam. Likewise, container glass can be recycled and re-melted into new containers many times.

Non-furnace-ready glass fines and/or cullet can only be used once. They can be used for many purposes, for example, sandblasting, construction backfill, decorative and filtration applications.

THE BENEFITS

Since March 2020, when the Australian state and territory governments implemented the export ban on unprocessed glass, the need for glass crushing systems has been evident to councils and small to medium-sized enterprises.

There is a range of machines available to reduce your glass to cullet, safe-handling glass or all the way down to sand.

Entry Level Crushers

By crushing your glass waste to cullet with a small industrial glass crusher, you can reduce the number of glass collections per day or week that you require, therefore simply and efficiently saving time and money in waste disposal costs.

Entry Level Pulverisers

Mini entry-level pulverisers are perfect for remote islands, campsites and mining communities where glass bottle waste needs to be economically disposed of. Producing an aggregate & sand mix, the outfeed material from such a unit can be placed back on the beach or used in other applications such as drainage aggregate or road base.

Advanced Pulverisers

More advanced pulverisers are designed for high-volume waste processors, councils & glass recycling facilities. These systems will process up to 10T per hour of glass waste. Built for high wear resistance and heavy-duty operation volumes, they are a reliable & durable solution constructed to last the distance.

A “Glass Pulverizer System” can turn all types of glass into sand and gravel with no sharp edges. It has the added bonuses of processing all kinds of glass, including windows and separating other contaminants, such as labels, bottle tops and corks, at the same time as it crushes, eliminating the need for pre-sorting.

For more information, click on the case study link below.

June, 2022

The Northern Territory Recycling Modernisation Fund is a joint initiative of the Australian Government and the Northern Territory Government. It provides $3.8 million in funding support to invest in new infrastructure that recovers, sorts, processes, recycles, reuses and remanufactures waste streams subject to ban from export, such as plastics, paper and cardboard, glass and tyres.

Grants of at least $50,000 are available on a 50-50 co-contribution basis.

This funding is available to both profit and not-for-profit organisations with or without a registered business name.

To be eligible, organisations must:

• hold a valid Australian business number (ABN) and have been operating under that number for at least one year
• agree to carry out an eligible project with any grant funding provided to it
• be able to financially commit and has authority to co-fund at least 50% of the total eligible project costs
• have a history of compliance with all legislative requirements and is fully compliant from the date of the application.

Projects must also:

• operate in the NT
• increase the capacity for domestic sorting, processing, recycling or remanufacturing of materials
• deliver new or improved resource recovery, recycling and remanufacturing infrastructure
• demonstrate a long-term return (minimum 5 years) on investment to the NT
• be completed and operational by 30 June 2024.

For guidelines and application forms, visit the NT.GOV.AU website. This program is now open to applications, closing at 4 pm on 22 June 2022.

Get in touch with our highly knowledgeable waste equipment consultants for more information and support on feasibility studies and product trials. Contact us right now.

May, 2022

Sustainability Victoria has launched round 2 of the Business Support Fund that supports the development and implementation of Circular economy Business models and practices that avoid waste generation in Victoria. This fund is part of the Victorian Government’s Recycling policy, which targets reducing total waste generations by 15% per capita by 2030.

Applications are open from the 25th of May until the 7th of July 2022. Projects avoiding more than 500 tonnes of waste per annum qualify for grants between $50,000 to $500,000, and over 7500 tonnes of waste per annum qualify for grants between $50,000 to 1,000,000.

This grant is eligible for businesses, industry groups and associations, and a co-contribution of $1:$1 (SV:Applicant) will be applied.

The main objective of this fund is to avoid waste in Victoria by improving materials efficiency and upcycling. In addition, creating new direct jobs will be viewed favourably. Purchasing, installing and commissioning infrastructure, plant and equipment or other assets are one of the activities to focus on.

Projects eligible for funding include those that:

• avoid waste of products and materials
• extend the useful life of products
• increase shared use, access or ownership of products
• replace products with services
• produce products and services using less materials
• upcycle pre-consumer food or Textile waste.

Before applying, we recommend conversing with one of the Waste Initiatives consultants and attending an information session hosted by Sustainability Victoria.

Contact us right now.

April, 2022

Business wouldn’t be business without financial goals. A thoughtful waste management plan combined with appropriate waste recycling equipment might end up saving you a substantial amount of money.

 

There are plenty of simple ways companies can reduce their waste disposal bills and decrease their carbon footprint even without changing waste management services or contracts.

It is essential to identify the recyclable waste material in your business and its percentage of your total waste bill. For example, a shop with a hot food counter will average 60-70% packaging waste, and by segregating and baling this waste, the owner can reduce their waste collection fees by up to 60%.

Suppose you spend more than $1,000 on waste collections per month; we recommend setting up a quick assessment with a Waste Initiatives Consultant to work out a long term strategy that will benefit you and your business regardless of being locked into in a service contract.

Several tips you can follow to reduce your waste costs and be more sustainable.

• Ensure that waste collectors aren’t taking away half-empty bins and that pickups are scheduled only when bins are full.
• Purchase office supplies which have minimal waste or are fully recyclable.
• Invest in a cardboard/plastic baler and get your bales collected for free in all metropolitan areas of Australia.
• Check your waste bills for fees, such as overflow charges, and review what can be done to reduce or eliminate them.
• Consider sharing waste costs with a neighbouring business.
• Shred wasted paper and reuse it as packaging material or encourage employees to take the paper home.
• Remove personal bins from under staff members’ desks. This means staff will be more likely to use recycling facilities provided.
• Upsize your existing waste equipment as your business grows.
• Construction and manufacturing industries generate up to 12% of cardboard waste that is recyclable. Collection of property segregated recyclables can be up to 80% cheaper.
• Consider selling certain materials, like scrap metal, rather than add them to the waste pile.
• Save on space and waste collection in smaller work areas by installing bin presses or compactors.
• For food waste produced by restaurants, consider a worm farm for a garden – or a food digester with high volumes.