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ASSOCIATION OF ROTATIONAL MOULDERS AUSTRALASIA LTD • ARMA
Welcome to ARMA Ltd Since the start of this year, we have been working hard behind the scenes to change the structure of ARMA from an Incorporated Association to a Company Limited by Guarantee and the transfer it now complete. While this change does not alter any of our excellent benefits and services, it does ensure that we are able to work and adapt with more freedom both federally and internationally. Our new name is Association of Rotational Moulders Australasia Ltd. In line with this, we have also changed our branding and logo slightly and this has already rolled out across our website and social media. We will also no longer use the RotoConnect name. Our contact details have also changed, and the office is now located in Melbourne, Victoria.
It is an exciting new chapter for ARMA, and the Board have worked hard to implement a new strategic direction over the next few years as well as a complete overhaul of policies, procedures, and the way we work.
ARMA Environment Group Update It is an exciting time for the Environment Working Group, who are setting some big industry goals and one of these is around the use of recycled materials. Approximately 2% of the market is currently recycled material and the group is working towards this being 5% by 2025. An interesting development in this field is the rotomoulding of single use plastics which recently came to fruition here in Australia. Keep your eye out for the in-depth article on this project in a future issue! “In a world first, noise walls along the Mordialloc Freeway will be made from 75 percent recycled plastic collected from households across the state, as part of a drive to build Australia’s greenest freeway. The 32,000 square metres of noise walls required for the project will be made from more than 570 tonnes of plastic waste – half of which is plastic disposed in kerbside recycling such as milk and soft drink bottles. The other half of the recycled content will be made up of soft plastics such as bread bags, food wrappers, and bubble wrap, which are notoriously difficult to recycle and usually end up in landfill. The amount of recycled content going into these noise wall panels is the equivalent of 30 million water bottles, or the plastic waste collected from 25,000 Victorian homes in one year. 56 ROTOWORLD® JUNE-JULY 2021
