March, 2022

Current global market conditions have caused a massive surge in demand for container transport, affecting Australia’s waste industry and its import of equipment.

To put things into context, we’ve seen shipping costs increase by over 420% per container over recent months. A year and a half ago, a container filled with waste equipment cost around US$2,500 and now stretches over US$13,000. 

The second contributing factor to the increase in shipping costs is the global shortage of shipping containers.

With our government restrictions and lockdown of borders and seaports, shipping containers are stuck in different regions creating a shortage hence a premium amount being charged on the few available containers.

These rising costs will ultimately filter through to the end-user, and we can expect prices to inflate significantly. 

Another factor is that stock shortages, as seen throughout all sectors, including the waste industry, have been experienced due to shipping disruptions and slower production lines.

One of the ways to prepare is to order your waste equipment well in advance while stock is available, at a fair price.

Get in touch with our highly knowledgeable waste equipment consultants for more information. Contact us right now.

Feb, 2022

The Australian and NSW Governments are co-funding projects that increase the sorting, processing and Manufacturing or remanufacturing capacity in regional and remote locations. The aim is to achieve an 80 per cent average resource recovery rate of all waste streams by 2030.

Remanufacture NSW Round 2 offers funding to support the NSW resource recovery sectors response to changes brought about by the decision to ban the export of unbeneficial waste plastic, paper and tyres. This round offers funding of up to $13.5 million in total.

Grants of between $100,000 and $3 million are available to fund eligible Remanufacture NSW under Stream 1 for infrastructure projects. Grants between $50,000 and $1 million are available to fund Stream 2 for Trial projects.

The program targets the following waste materials, which are subject to the export ban:

• plastic
• paper
• cardboard
• tyres

For guidelines and application forms, visit the NSW Environmental Trust website. This program is now open to applications, closing 5pm, Friday, 11 March 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.

6 Dec, 2021

OZTYRE RECYCLERS’ TONY PATTI IS HOPING TO TURN AN AUSTRALIAN EXPORT BAN ON TYRES INTO AN OPPORTUNITY. WITH THE HELP OF WASTE INITIATIVES, HE’S PUT THE WHEELS IN MOTION FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

 

As a “young bloke” Tony Patti was taught if you’re going to recycle, you should be able to take a product and recycle it into something else. Family business OzTyre Recyclers is “not there yet”, but is well on the way.

The company has set an ambitious target to be one of the first in the sector in Australia to recycle 100 per cent of used tyres and have an Australian market for the end-product. Waste Initiatives is helping it reach that target.

Waste Initiatives’ approach has always been to pair innovative Australian recyclers with the best equipment that can be sourced globally. They recognise that this often requires some creative “outside the box” solutions.

Tony is pivoting the company to tyre shredding and crumbing, with the aim of providing rubber for a more diversified market such as shoe soles and gym mats. “We want to get away from exporting rubber products,” Tony says. “We want to show the industry that it can be done.

“China, at the moment, is punishing Australia in many ways, so there’s a shortage of supplies that are rubber-based.
“Let’s make Australia self-sufficient and do recycling 100 per cent in Australia.” While the idea to diversify has been brewing for some time, Tony says the export ban on tyres, particularly baled tyres, was the kick- start the family needed to take the next step. To get them there, Tony’s son Jaidyn found Jason Sargeant at Waste Initiatives.

Waste Initiatives has designed and supplied waste management equipment and recycling systems since 1975. OzTyre Recyclers set them a new challenge – one shredder that could do the work of two.

Jason Sargeant, Waste Initiatives Equipment Consultant – Waste Projects, says the OzTyre Recyclers shredder is a new design developed over the past two years. The result is a tyre shredder with an integrated rotary screen. The turnkey system includes infeed and outfeed conveyors, controlled by a main PLC control station.

It’s been designed and engineered to take whole tyres down to 50mm chip, suitable for export and reuse as Tyre-Derived Fuel (TDF), and for further processing. Jason says Waste Initiatives worked closely with Tony to get the desired outcome.

“For OzTyre Recyclers, the output size needed to be 50mm, which can be used as a Tyre-Derived Fuel and is an exportable product. But it can also be taken down to the next stages – a 25mm piece, from there a granule and crumb.

“There was some back and forth and we’ve made a few improvements here and there. Some things we custom designed. We’ve worked on tyre equipment for many years but it’s only the past couple of years, with the export ban coming, that we’re seeing a change for this equipment. There’s certain equipment we can buy in from overseas ready to go. We can tweak that, customise and tailor it to make it more cost effective.”

Tony knows others in the tyre recycling industry who are diversifying to meet export ban requirements and is pointing them in Waste Initiatives’ direction.

“I’m telling them if you want a machine, just ring up Jason. Waste Initiatives will be with you for the long-term. The partnership between Waste Initiatives and OzTyre Recyclers has been fantastic. “We told Jason what we wanted and how many tyres we needed to produce an hour. He came up with a lot of different options until we have the shredder we have now.

“This is an entirely new machine and, like anything developed from scratch, there’s always going to be small modifications. Waste Initiatives is great for that – we come up with ideas, they implement them. It’s a partnership that talks to each other.”

And it’s a conversation that is ongoing. Tony says Waste Initiatives regularly checks in on the performance of the shredder and is “only a phone call away”. “If we think we’ve got a problem we ring Jason. When you spend so much money on a machine, you want to take care of it today, rather than tomorrow. “I find people like Jason are willing to talk to me and understand what I want in the machinery. That helps a lot.”

The shredder has exceeded expectations. The old baling equipment was processing 400 tyres an hour and Tony wanted an equivalent workflow with the new equipment. He says they’ve gone past that to 550 tyres an hour.
The success, and world market influences including a shortage of shipping containers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, have prompted Tony to fast track the next stage of OzTyre Recyclers’ evolution.

OzTyre Recyclers has bought forward plans to install a crumbing plant and hopes to have it operational by April 2022. Jason is currently working on designs for the plant. Unlike many tyre recyclers who are looking to sell tyre crumb to road builders, Tony is searching for a new wheelhouse.

“I’ve looked at what other areas you can use tyre crumb in,” he says. “There’s a lot of small factories and manufacturers that use actual rubber crumb.

“As members of Tyre Stewardship Australia, they have helped us with the local requirements and advised us what is happening with tyre recycling overseas. That’s what helped us order the shredder we needed.

“It’s opening my eyes to what’s happening around the world in tyre recycling. This is not just something we’re doing for today, it’s something that has to be looked at for the future.” Tyre Stewardship Australia is a product stewardship organisation that provides accreditation to tyre recyclers and collectors.

For more information visit: wasteinitiatives.com.au/recycling- systems/tyre-recycling/

1st Nov, 2021

The second round of the Recycling Victoria Councils Fund is open to local councils and alpine resort management boards. This round forms part of a $5.9 million fund allocated to divert waste from being sent to landfill or increasing the volume of materials reused, repaired, repurposed or recycled.

Local governments may wish to explore innovative solutions that are tailored to their specific areas and circumstances. For example, cost-benefit analysis, business case development, feasibility studies, material flow analysis and pilots or trials are all projects that can be done.

Collaborative Partnerships are also encouraged that can support project delivery and maximise impact. The first round earlier this year resulted in $1.7 million awarded to local councils for 26 projects.

Funded projects will receive up to $80,000 for feasibility grants and up to $500,000 for implementation.

This fund is distributed through 2 streams; A feasibility stream that is currently open, closing 9 December 2021 and an implementation stream that opens early 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.

1st Oct, 2021

In March 2020, the Australian, state and territory governments and the Australian Local Government Association agreed that the export of waste glass, plastic, tyres and paper be regulated by the Australian government.

As the ban on tyre exports draws closer, retailers and organisations must reconsider their business model, pricing structure, and practices. For some, significant investment is necessary to transition from baling for export to other means of processing, such as shredding and crumbing.

From 1 December 2021, you will only be able to export:

• bus, truck and aviation tyres for re-treading to a verified re-treading facility
• tyres that have been processed into crumbs, buffings, granules or shreds
• tyres that have been processed into tyre-derived fuel.

Waste tyre exporters will now require an export licence. An Exposure Draft Waste Tyre Rules for consultation by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) do not allow certain types of waste tyres to be shipped like the following:

• Whole casings that are shipped to be reused overseas
• Whole passenger and SUV casings that are shipped to be re-tread overseas
• Whole truck tyres that are re-tread in Australia before being exported
• Off The Road (OTR) tyres, which may be cut into large pieces before being shipped for recycling offshore

One can apply for a licence when the tyres rules are finalised. We expect this will be in early November.

In the meantime, please speak to one of our consultants about all the ins and outs of tyre recycling and how you can maximise your return on investment. Contact us right now.

2nd Sept, 2021

Victorian Investment Support Grant – Packaging (ISGP) kicked off late last month supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Not for Profits (NFPs) and social enterprises to pursue packaging waste reduction or recovery opportunities.

Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio announced that grants up to $50,000 are available to encourage businesses to develop new ways to reduce, reprocess or remanufacture packaging waste, with total funding over $450,000.

The aim is for packaging waste to be turned into new products, reduce generation of packaging waste, increase or improve recovery of packaging waste, manufacture packaging using recovered materials.

The costs will support capital purchases – including infrastructure or equipment and other expenditure directly related to the project.

Delivering on two or more of these objectives will be sufficient, and diverting either plastic, paper/cardboard or glass from landfills is compulsory.

These funds are part of the Government’s $515 million investment to transform the waste and recycling sector, including $380 million towards Recycling Victoria: a new economy, helping to position Victoria as the national leader in recycling.

For further information on the grants, visit https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/grants-funding-and-

investment/grants-and-funding/investment-support-grant-packaging-round-2

Act soon!

Closing date: Thursday 30 September 2021, 11:59 pm

Total funding available: Between $10,000 and $50,000 per project

Co-contribution: $1:$1

Available to: Businesses, Social enterprises, Not-for-profit organisations (based in Victoria)

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Our team of Waste Equipment consultant are highly knowledgeable and will gladly walk you through this process. For more information, contact us right now.

2nd Aug, 2021

Many businesses can make savings and improve their profit margins significantly through recycling waste glass responsibly. When you consider that this valuable resource is infinitely recyclable, it makes absolutely no sense to send it to landfill.

Glass is one of the most highly recyclable materials we use and will not degrade during the recycling process. It can therefore be recycled repeatedly.

WHAT IS GLASS?

Glass consist of three virgin materials; sand(silica), soda ash and limestone. Once melted at high temperatures, these materials turn into a molten form that can be moulded and formed in many ways.

GLASS IN LANDFILL

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.

SAVING ENERGY

When glass is manufactured using recycled materials, the energy used could be up to 75% less of the energy required to make glass from sand.

CULLET

Cullet is the name for the crushed glass product that is produced when glass is recycled.

A percentage of this recycled glass product is usually combined with virgin materials during the manufacturing process to reduce costs and minimise energy usage.

USES IN CONSTRUCTION

There are various uses for recycled glass in construction. For example, when crushed finely, it can replace sand; less finely, it can replace gravel.

Uses include:

• In aggregate
• Backfill for trenches and pipes
• Backfill for foundations
• Mixing concrete
• The production of insulation materials
• Road surfaces
• Paint and render additives
• Building products made from glass foam

USES IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS

• Decorative objects (for example, lighting fixtures)
• Tiles and bricks
• Porcelain and stoneware
• Glazes

EQUIPMENT

An American company and a leader in their field, Andela Products Ltd., has created a “Glass Pulverizer System” to turn all types of glass into sand and gravel with no sharp edges. It has the added bonuses of being able to use all kinds of glass, including windows and ceramics (which cannot be made into new molten glass), and of separating other contaminants, such as trash, at the same time as it crushes, therefore not requiring pre-sorting.

AUSTRALIAN GRANTS

The Australian government provides continuous support to hundreds of waste projects yearly.

The Western Australian “WasteSorted Grant” is currently open that makes provision to support Glass recycling. The submission closes on 13 September 2021.

1st July, 2021

NSW RELEASES 20-YEAR WASTE STRATEGY

The NSW Government has released its 20 year waste and sustainable materials strategy 2041, accompanied by the NSW Plastics Action Plan.

National Waste and Resource Industry Council (NWRIC) CEO, Rose Read said the strategy aims to clarify primary waste targets and how they could achieve them.

“The Strategy has aligned its targets with the National Waste Action Plan, notably reaching an 80% resource recovery rate by 2030 and reducing total waste generation by 10%.”

“As set out in the NSW Plastics Action Plan the focus on phasing out problematic single-use plastics by 2025 is welcomed, as is the target of 30% plastic litter reduction by 2025, and the goal to triple the plastics recycling rate by 2030. This focus on plastics is long overdue,” said Ms Read.

“The other notable announcement within the Strategy was the funding of a new joint procurement facilitation service for collecting and processing waste from household bins. It’s a good initiative, but a level playing field and open competition must remain to benefit both local government, households and the sector,” she said.

Some of the key reforms include:

• phasing out problematic single-use plastic items
• financial incentives for manufacturers and producers to design out problematic plastics
• having government agencies prefer recycled content
• mandating the separation of food and garden organics for households and selected businesses
• incentivising biogas generation from waste materials

These are the targets:

• reduce total waste generated by 10% per person by 2030
• have an 80% average recovery rate from all waste streams by 2030
• significantly increase the use of recycled content by governments and industry
• phase out problematic and unnecessary plastics by 2025
• halve the amount of organic waste sent to landfills by 2030
• reduce litter by 60% by 2030 and plastics litter by 30% by 2025
• triple the plastics recycling rate by 2030

Download your copy of the NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy (PDF 2.1Mb) here.

1st June, 2021

From 1 July 2021, the export of plastic waste comes into effect under the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export—Waste Plastics) Rules 2021.

It puts a ban on exporting mixed plastics to those, not of a single resin or polymer type or has not been processed into a value-added material.

Furthermore, in 2022 the ban on exporting single resin polymer plastics that have not been reprocessed comes into effect.

Over the last two years, Australia exported around 224,000 tonnes of mixed plastic, excluding polymers of ethylene, styrene or vinyl chloride, to the value of $19.3 million. About 83% of these plastics will be banned after 1 July 2021 unless being processed further.

The following guidelines below have been outlined by the Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment:

Phases

The Rules come into effect in two phases:

From 1 July 2021, you can only export waste plastics that have been:

• sorted into single resin or polymer type, or
• processed with other materials into processed engineered fuel.

You will no longer be able to export mixed waste plastics.

From 1 July 2022, you can only export waste plastics that have been:

• sorted into single resin or polymer type and further processed, for example flaked or pelletised, or
• processed with other materials into processed engineered fuel.

And you will need:

• a licence to export your waste
• to declare each consignment to us before you declare to the Australian Border Force’s Integrated Cargo System.

Plastic we regulate

We regulate most waste plastic. We regulate plastic that is either:

• discarded, rejected or left over from an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity
• surplus to or a by-product of an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity
• processed engineered fuel.

Processed engineered fuel is plastic waste (as stated above) that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a fuel in high energy intensity facilities such as cement kilns.

Waste Plastics Export List

We will also regulate plastic that appears on the Waste Plastics Export List.

If you meet the requirements to export a waste plastic on the list, you may not need a licence.

Information on the Waste Plastic Export List will be published soon.

Plastic waste we don’t regulate

We do not regulate the following waste plastic that:

• is exported solely for personal or domestic use, for example a collectible soft drink bottle
• has been imported into Australia on a temporary basis and re-exported in the same container and with the same trade description.

The following are examples of plastics that are not waste plastics:

• Plastic products made from virgin materials.
• Waste plastic that has been completely transformed, for example waste plastic that has been recycled back into an oil.

Regulated plastic you can export

Sorted plastic

From 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022, you must have a licence to export waste plastic that has only been sorted into a single resin or polymer type. For example:

• PET – polyethylene terephthalate
• HDPE – high density polyethylene
• PVC – polyvinyl chloride
• LDPE – low density polyethylene
• PP – polypropylene
• PS – polystyrene.

This sorted plastic should be almost free of contamination and other types of waste. In assessing licence applications, we will carefully consider the specifications to which waste plastics will be sorted including how these provide for waste plastic being almost free of contamination and other types of waste.

After 30 June 2022, you cannot export plastic that has only been sorted. All plastics will need to be sorted and processed.

Processed generally means plastics that have been sorted, washed, cleaned and transformed. For example, into hot washed flakes or single resin pellets.

Simply shredding plastics is unlikely to be sufficient to meet export requirements.

Find a facility that may be able to process your plastic.

Sorted and processed plastic

From 1 July 2021, you must have a licence to export waste plastics that have been sorted and further processed, for example into hot washed flakes.

You can export them up until 30 July 2022 if you show us in your licence application that you can sort the plastic into single polymer or resin type. This will cover the first phase of the ban.

You can export it beyond 30 July 2022 if you also show us that you can sort and you can process the plastic for further use, for example, into pellets or hot wash flakes. This will cover both phases of the ban.

Processed engineered fuel (PEF)

From 1 July 2021, you can export PEF if you have a waste plastic export licence for PEF.

PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a fuel in high energy intensity facilities such as cement kilns.

What you cannot export

From 1 July 2021, you cannot export mixed waste plastic, for example bales that include a combination of PET and HDPE.

From 1 July 2022, you cannot export plastic that has been sorted only.

What you need to do

Apply for a licence as soon as possible. You need to have a licence before you export any plastic consignments after 30 June 2021.

You only need to apply for one licence even if you export sorted plastic, sorted and processed plastic, and PEF.

Find out how to apply.

For an overview, read our guide to exporting.

27th April, 2021

Recycling Infrastructure Grants

Recycling Infrastructure Grants are available to South Australian businesses and local governments that recover, handle and process recyclable materials with the opportunity to invest in equipment, technology and processes to respond to the prevailing market conditions.

How much money is available?

• Applications for Recycling Infrastructure Grants from $50,000 to a maximum of $250,000 (excluding GST) per project are invited.
• Up to $500,000 will be available for large-scale projects involving significant capital expenditure and of state significance. Applications are also invited for projects which benefit the local economy and/or three or more council areas. Councils seeking more than $250,000 are to demonstrate a financial commitment by at least three councils as evidenced through a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.

Who can apply?

South Australian businesses and local governments that recover, handle and process recyclable materials with the opportunity to invest in equipment, technology and processes to respond to the prevailing market conditions.

What will be funded?

Projects that:

• Target fibre (paper, cardboard, newspaper etc), and/or plastics and/or glass recyclables or organics from municipal (wheelie bin-based) kerbside or commercial and industrial sources.
• Improve source separation and processing performance through investment and subsequent installation of equipment and technology measures that reduce contamination and improve the quality and volume of kerbside and/or commercial and industrial recyclable materials, particularly fibre, plastics and glass.
• Can demonstrate through market analysis that the recycled material will enter a beneficial remanufacture, secondary processing, or recycling market for local use (preferred) or that can be exported at a higher value.

Other projects which are eligible include:

• Projects with the objective of Improving the recycling of materials banned from landfill under the Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010
• Target commercial and industrial or municipal solid waste streams.

What WON’T be funded?

Grant funds will not be available for:

• Retrospective projects (infrastructure for which funding is matched by Green Industries SA must start after applications close).
• Waste to energy proposals.
• Construction and demolition waste sorting or processing.
• Landfill (compliance, development, extension or closure).
• Operational expenses, including fuel, electricity, maintenance, project monitoring, motor vehicles or trucks (specialised equipment for vehicles may be considered).
• Advertising costs.
• Education and training programs.
• Salaries, studies, investigations or research and development activities.
• Building purchase, lease or other general service provision, or projects with a primary focus on construction (without additional elements)
• Land purchase or lease.
• Machinery leasing – equipment must be purchased outright.

When does it close?

Grants close Friday 14 May, 5pm.

Finding the right solution to these ongoing challenges mostly involves technical insight into how these products get broken up and separated for their future existence. Waste Initiatives can support customers throughout the entire process providing expert advice where is needed.

For more information on our various waste solutions, Contact us now on 1800 441 100

31st March, 2021

The Victorian recycling sector is at a pivotal time in its history: with waste export bans and increased local recycling, there is an immediate need to process and recycle more materials across the state. The opportunity is ripe for businesses and councils to amplify existing – or step into – projects in this space.

Their new funding will support Victoria’s transition to a circular economy by partnering with organisations to deliver new and upgraded recycling infrastructure and increase Victoria’s capacity and capability to recover high quality materials.

$37.9 million is currently available to industry and local government for this round of the Recycling Victoria – Recycling Modernisation Fund. In addition, the Victorian government is releasing a separate funding stream providing $13.3 million funding for Round 2 of the Recycling Victoria Infrastructure fund.

The Recycling Victoria – Recycling Modernisation Fund is jointly funded with the Australian Government. The Australian Government is contributing almost $19 million in this new round of funding as part of its investment of over $190 million to expand Australia’s capacity to sort, process and remanufacture recycled materials to respond to the national waste export bans.

Victorian Government funding for these programs is offered through Recycling Victoria, the Victorian Government’s $380 million action plan and investment that will transform the state’s recycling sector, create thousands of jobs and set Victoria up for a more sustainable future.

Action on waste is needed at every scale. These programs are an important piece of the circular economy puzzle: improving our infrastructure to ensure we are getting more value from our resources.

Materials recycling infrastructure opportunities

Two funding opportunities are now open:

• Recycling Victoria – Recycling Modernisation Fund
• Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund – Materials.

These support Australian businesses, international businesses, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and local government for projects that build Victoria’s capacity to recover high quality materials.

Recycling Victoria – Recycling Modernisation Fund

The fund aims to address the challenges and gaps in domestic resource recovery capability and capacity in response to the national waste export bans.

Funding is available to projects that will address the challenges of the national waste export bans for:

• mixed plastics that are not of a single resin/polymer type and/or further sorting, cleaning and processing is required before use in re-manufacturing
• single resin/polymer plastics that have not been re-processed (e.g. cleaned and baled PET bottles)
• mixed and unsorted paper and cardboard
• unprocessed glass, in a whole or broken state (both formed packaging and flat sheet glass)
• all whole used tyres, including baled tyres, but not including bus, truck and aviation tyres exported for re-treading to a verified re-treading facility.

It will fund:

• building or upgrading infrastructure
• improving processing capacity
• increasing use of recycled materials in manufacturing or infrastructure.

The program will position Victoria as a south-eastern Australian hub for national waste and resource recovery infrastructure, with the capacity to process waste streams from Victoria and other states. This will boost our local industry, create jobs and strengthen our recycling system so it can meet domestic and international challenges.

This new round is funded by the Australian Government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund in partnership with the Victorian Government.

Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund – Materials

Funding is available for projects that improve or increase reprocessing, remanufacturing and end-market capacity for:

• paper and cardboard
• plastics
• glass
• tyres
• organics
• textiles.

Funded projects will support the delivery of the Recycling Victoria policy and achieve state priorities for the resource recovery sector by:

• increasing local recovery and reprocessing of priority materials
• increasing the use and market demand of recovered materials in remanufacturing
• reducing the amount and environmental impact of waste going to landfill.

Both funds use the same application form. Sustainability Victoria will determine which fund projects are eligible for and assessed under, in consultation with the Australian Government.

Applications close 11:59 pm, 7 May 2021.

Finding the right solution to these ongoing challenges mostly involves technical insight into how these products get broken up and separated for their future existence. Waste Initiatives can support customers throughout the entire process providing expert advice where is needed.

For more information on our various waste solutions, Contact us now on 1800 441 100

02nd Feb, 2021

The Government’s new Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence is well underway to reduce waste to landfill. This $20 million National scheme is already considering more than 100 schemes from solar panels to electrical and electronic products, batteries, carpets and mattresses, office furniture, agricultural equipment, vehicles, and entire waste streams such as plastics, carbon fibre composites and the food industry waste.

Product stewardship promotes shared responsibility for the products we use every day such as plastic waste disposal. It is about the industry, the public, and all levels of Government helping to manage these products’ impacts over their whole life, particularly at end-of-life.

These schemes can help to:

• Reduce waste and prevent harmful materials from ending up in landfill

• Increase recycling and the recovery of valuable materials and accelerate a circular economy.

Finding the right solution to these ongoing challenges mostly involves technical insight into how these products get broken up and separated for their future existence. Waste Initiatives can support customers throughout the entire process providing expert advice where is needed.

For more information on our various waste solutions, Contact us now on 1800 441 100