PRODUCT SHOWCASE – TROMMELS AND SCREENING EQUIPMENT
Mobile multivitamin CRAIG TURNER, BIO GRO PROJECT MANAGER, TALKS TO WASTE MANAGEMENT REVIEW ABOUT IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH THROUGH HIGH-ENERGY SCREENING.
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he viability of Australia’s productive land is being challenged by extreme weather conditions, as droughts and floods alter soil compositions and reduce nutrient levels. Sustainability Victoria modelling suggests that as a result, the country’s agricultural and horticultural sectors will feel higher rates of climate change
Han Alam, Finlay, and Craig Turner, Bio Gro undertook significant on-site testing for a new organics screen. 54 / WMR / November 2019
than other sectors. Van Schaik’s Bio Gro, a family-owned company based in Mount Gambier, South Australia that supplies growing media, mulches and composts, are working to limit these impacts by stimulating soil health and reducing organic methane emissions. Craig Turner, Bio Gro Project Manager, says the company works in partnership with various councils and private organisations to achieve optimum organic resource recovery. He says that currently, it processes in excess of 750,000 cubic metres
of organic material per annum. “The organic material is processed into a range of specialist growing and mulching mediums, soil amendments and biological growth stimulants, perfectly tailored for the urban amenity, intensive and extensive agriculture and viticulture markets,” Craig says. “To effectively process the organic material, which is inconsistent and varied by nature, we require highintensity screening equipment, which is why we work with Finlay Screening, Crushing and Recycling Systems.” Bio Gro and Finlay’s relationship began in the early 2000s, when Finlay supplied the company with a Terex 693 Double Deck screener for mulch processing. “Finlay offers a quality product with
