Recognising excellence THE WASTE INNOVATION AND RECYCLING AWARDS ARE A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE THE WORK BEING DONE ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF THE WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY SECTOR.
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aste Management Review looks at the finalists and their achievements ahead of the awards on 31 March, 2022. OUTSTANDING WARR PROJECT: METRO Procure recycled: Paving the way – Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) The largest council-led procurement of its kind in NSW, Paving the Way created a closed-loop market for domestic glass collections through a large-scale procurement of asphalt with recycled crushed glass (RCG). Creating change with containers in WA – REMONDIS Australia REMONDIS Australia operates the collection and processing of nonglass products for Western Australia’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) for the Perth, Peel and Wheatbelt regions. More than 28 million containers per month are collected and processed. Recycled organics and medical equipment trial – Epworth HealthCare Centre In the past year, almost 30-tonnes of food waste, medical PVC and employee uniforms has been recycled and turned
Creating change with containers in WA – REMONDIS Australia.
into electricity, garden hose and stuffing for exercise equipment. Minta roadway resurfacing – Stockland A road in suburban Melbourne is being built with Downer’s recycled asphalt, Reconophalt. The twokilometre roadway will divert about 1,356,000 plastic bags, 39,610 printer cartridges and 724 tonnes of recycled asphalt from landfill. OUTSTANDING WARR PROJECT: REGIONAL Waste enforcement training – Keep Australia Beautiful The Litter Enforcement Officer Network, run by Keep Victoria Beautiful, designed and delivered the only training for authorised officers on the new Environment Protection Act. The course has been endorsed by EPA. McMullin Building demolition – Drumderg Services A benchmark project for the University of Newcastle, Drumderg and TSA Management in establishing complementary protocols for planning, achieving and exceeding best practice across all phases of the demolition project. In total, the project diverted 99.83 per cent of
Minta roadway resurfacing – Stockland.
materials from landfill, achieved a 97 per cent “World Leading” Safety score, retained 35 significant trees and crushed and processed 15,000+ tons of concrete on site. FOGO deep dive education project – Forbes Shire Council A three-month education and awareness campaign focused on diversion of FOGO materials from redlid garbage bin to green-lid FOGO bin. Kleinton waste management facility – Toowoomba Regional Council In late 2015, Toowoomba Regional Council opened the Greater Toowoomba Waste Management Facility to provide improved diversion options including a purpose-built Tip Shop. Waste diversion has since increased from about 30 per cent to 70 per cent. In December 2020, the similiarly designed Kleinton Waste Management Facility opened. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Operational excellence in ACT – REMONDIS Australia REMONDIS Australia has operated Mugga Lane Landfill, Mugga Lane Transfer Station, Mitchell Transfer Station and ACT’s Recycling Drop Off
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