WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION – PROFILE
Playing the long game RESOURCECO’S ABILITY TO LOOK AHEAD PUTS IT IN GOOD STEAD FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES IN THE WASTE RECOVERY SECTOR. AS DETAILED BY BRAD LEMMON, THE NEW CEO OF THE RECYCLING AND WASTE BUSINESS.
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aving spent many years in the construction material industry, Brad Lemmon brings a unique perspective to the table in his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Recycling and Waste business. With a deep understanding of the challenges facing the construction materials and manufacturing sectors, Brad is excited at the opportunity to help provide sustainability solutions to the industry, in a rapidly changing environment. “There are many aspects of this business that are not dissimilar to what I’ve come from” Brad says. “I understand the challenges from a manufacturing side of things. That insight will be helpful in developing and expanding our capability.” ResourceCo is a recognised pioneer in the resource recovery sector, with operations spanning across Australasia. As the world moves away from a make, use, dispose model, the company is determined to play a role in the recovery, recycling and repurposing of products otherwise destined for landfill, delivering tailored solutions across a range of industry sectors, driving progress towards a circular economy. “The ResourceCo team is agile and forward-thinking, enabling the group to respond to opportunity and
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ResourceCo delivers tailored waste recovery solutions across a range of industry sectors.
challenges as they emerge, but with an innate ability to recognise shifts in the strategic environment and respond accordingly,” Brad says. ResourceCo has a 30-year history of taking construction and demolition (C&D) waste and converting it into useable materials, reducing the materials that would otherwise go to landfill. Recycled pavement materials, aggregates, concrete and sand are being used in major civil engineering projects and road construction. Brad says while those activities are now being carried out world-wide, ResourceCo’s advantage is its market
reach, strong customer relationships and an excellent distribution network. He aims to further strengthen the company’s privileged market position, seeking to expand the range of materials and deliver improved conversion into value added products. “It is an evolution,” he says. “We are continually looking to be more efficient and to produce a broader suite of usable products. “ResourceCo has very experienced people. We have a good instinct on how to turn a waste product into useful material.” For example, the company is currently looking at converting
