FOReWoRDS

PAUL klymenko
CEO
Planet Ark

When reporting about National Recycling Week 2016 to my Board I commented that interest in the waste and recycling space in Australia had flatlined and it was difficult to see how this would change. So much has been written about waste and recycling in Australia since then that it has forced me to eat my words and reconsider a career change to futurist!

“Our system is broken”, “Everything is going to landfill”, “The end of kerbside of recycling” are just some of the headlines we have recently seen.

The impact of the War on Waste series along with China’s National Sword Policy has applied the blowtorch to Australia’s recycling system. We had carelessly assumed that China would be the main recipient of our recyclate forever.

One of the great things about crises is that they focus the attention of all areas of society on finding solutions. While acknowledging we have a long way to go there are many positive outcomes to report. Planet Ark’s research confirms that Australians see kerbside recycling as an essential service.

It has been vital that industry and governments respond, and many state governments have provided short term subsidies for councils to maintain collections. The revision of Australia’s National Waste Policy in April was another important government response. While not expected to be finalised till December the discussion paper has strong targets, milestones and responsibilities.
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The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has made a number of commitments on behalf of its 1,300+ brand owner members including having 100% of Australia’s packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable with 30% average recycled content by 2025. One of its members, Unilever, has already announced that it will introduce at least 25% recycled plastic into bottles for its key brands. This will create an end market for approximately 750 tonnes of recycled plastic per year. This type of commitment is essential in accelerating Australia’s transition to a circular economy by creating local demand for used rigid plastic.

Community trust in the recycling process is of vital importance. It is pleasing to see that despite much negative commentary, our research indicates that trust is still relatively high at almost 60% with only 11% of people having low trust in kerbside recycling. It is vital that all sectors work together to maintain and grow this trust by investing in solutions and community education so that Australians can feel confident their efforts are not wasted.

DANIEL TARTAK
Managing Director + CEO
‍Bingo Industries

Bingo applauds Planet Ark’s initiative in developing the From Waste War to Recycling Reboot report. The report gives a valuable insight into communities’ views and attitudes related to recycling.

There is no doubt that the future of recycling is bright. While there remains significant work to be done in some areas, Planet Ark’s report shows that more than 90% of Australians agree that recycling is the right thing to do. With greater public awareness, and the continuous improvement in recycling technology, I have no doubt that we will one day be able to achieve the long-term vision of the circular economy.

Bingo has long recognised the important work undertaken by Planet Ark. As partners since 2011, we’ve worked collaboratively on a number of key sustainability initiatives aimed at building awareness of the importance of positive environmental practices.

Bingo is proud to be the Major Sponsor of National Recycling Week (NRW). Founded more than 20 years ago, NRW plays an essential role in bringing a national focus to the environmental benefits of recycling. This annual campaign continues to educate and stimulate recycling initiatives.

Our involvement has taken on many forms over the years. Three years ago we provided skip bins to schools to allow students to give their school a spring clean by discarding unwanted recyclable items. We then provided them with a detailed report of what type of waste the bin contained. We’ve also integrated our education program into NRW. This program, which runs year-round, involves school excursions to our Auburn headquarters, where we reinforce the importance of recycling.

Bingo is committed to closing the loop and establishing a truly circular economy. We continue to push for a waste-free Australia.

Our publicly stated strategic intent is the diversion of waste from landfill, through a recycling-led solution, investment in technology and continuous innovation to enhance sustainability outcomes and maximise returns.

This aligns perfectly with Planet Ark’s vision and we look forward to continuing our partnership – through NRW and other important Planet Ark initiatives - for a long time to come.

Planet Ark gratefully acknowledges the support of our National Recycling Week contributors and sponsors including:

Major Sponsors

Associate Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors

Report Contributors

Author: Ryan Collins

Contributors & Reviewers: Claire Bell, Josh Cole, Paul Klymenko, Marty Middlebrook & Liam Taylor

Graphic Design:
Kenneth Tasker & Slade Smith

Web Design:
Kenneth Tasker from Phatworks Digital

What does China’s waste policy mean for Australia?

inforaph of exported a large portion of recyclable material to China

For many years, Australia exported a large portion of recyclable material to China.

Items like cardboard and plastic bottles would be baled and shipped – but bales usually contained “contaminants”, that is, items like plastic bags and pieces of packaging like labels or lids that are made of different materials, plus other general rubbish.
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At the beginning of 2018, China changed its policy to reduce the acceptable contamination levels to a maximum of 0.5%. This all but halted global imports, allowing China to focus on its own waste issues.
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Australia’s reliance on the Chinese market has meant our domestic market for these materials has not been developed, nor much of our recycling infrastructure upgraded.

How much of your waste is affected?

The Chinese restrictions impact
526 thousand tonnes
of Australia’s kerbside recyclables which comprises:

49%

‍of paper & cardboard collected from
kerbside

42%

of plastics

of metals

Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation, Market Impact Assessment Report Chinese
Import Restrictions for Packaging In Australia, March 2018

The restrictions affect another 722 thousand tonnes of Australia’s commercial and industrial, and construction and demolition waste streams.(1)
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The 1,248 thousand tonnes previously exported to China makes up about 3% of Australia’s total materials recycled (35 million tonnes).(2)

(1) Blue Environment, Data on exports of recyclables from Australia to China – Version 2, May 2018
(2) Blue Environment, AustralianNational Waste Report 2016

Commodity Price

There is an oversupply of recyclable waste on the global market meaning commodity prices for materials like mixed plastic and paper have crashed. Local councils have gone from receiving revenue for recycling to paying a price.

How willing are you to pay extra each week in council rates to help cover the cost of kerbside recycling at...? ( % )

Two thirds of Australians are willing (ranging from slightly to completely willing) to pay $1 - $2 per week extra in council rates to help cover the cost of kerbside recycling.

Not Willing at All
Slightly Willing
Moderately Willing
Very Willing
Completely Willing

Other countries in Asia have absorbed some of the volume that was going to China but there
are fears that those countries will also introduce their own waste ‘bans’. A proportion is being
stockpiled in Australia whilst new markets are found. Unfortunately, a proportion may end up
in landfill.

China’s new waste policy is both a challenge AND an opportunity to reboot Australian recycling and manufacturing and promote a circular economy.

‍Check out Opportunities of a circular economy. ‍‍

What are we asking of our councils?

Since the airing of the ABC's War on Waste and the rollout of China’s National Sword policy, councils received the most enquiries from residents on the following topics:

What happens to the recyclables put in kerbside bins

40%

Food and organic waste

30%

Soft plastics

27%

General recycling enquiries

22%

Other plastics

18%

COUNCILS ALSO SAW THE BIGGEST DEMAND FOR WASTE SERVICES IN THESE AREAS:

Food and organic waste

26%

Soft plastics

23%

E-waste

15%

Planet Ark commissioned research by Pollinate for National Recycling Week 2018
Planet Ark Council Survey for National Recycling Week 2018
NB: Councils provided their top three answers so percentages above won’t add up to 100%

How Do We Know That Recycling Works?

Local councils around Australia are responsible for contracting waste management companies to undertake services and a small number of councils run their own recycling facilities. But the journey of your recycling and its final destination varies widely depending on the material, the
council, the recycler and global commodity markets. The following section demonstrates what happens to it beyond the bin.

How is my kerbside recycling sorted?

Getting It Sorted

After householders put their Recycling bins out a waste collector picks it up and takes it to a Material recovery facility (MRF) and drops recycling onto a conveyor belt

Staff remove -by hand - contaminants like plastic bags and car batteries

Fans are used to separate paper

Magnets pick up steel containers

Optical senses detect the different types of plastic and use jets of air that push them into separate collection areas

Eddy current repels aluminium cans, pushing them into holding cages

The Glass is loaded into trucks

The separated material is baled and sent to recyclers to be made into new material

Where does it go after sorting? (1)

This is where Australia’s kerbside recycling went before China's National Sword Policy. Materials previously sent to China have either found other markets in Asia or domestically, are being stockpiled until a suitable market is found and a small proportion is going to landfill.

(1) Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics cited in The Senate Report, Never waste a crisis: the waste and recycling industry in Australia, June 2018 and Blue Environment, Data on exports of recyclables from Australia to China, May 2018.

PLASTIC

Paper & cardboard

Glass

Metal : Aluminium

Metal : Steel Cans

WHAT HAPPENS TO OTHER RECYCLING?

Renovation, construction & demolition

Via skip bins or drop off locations

wheelie bin Infographic - Bingo What happens to other recycling?

Metals pulled out by magnets

Some items picked out by hand

Concrete, rock, stones & sand separated by trommels

Bingo's verified average proportion diverted from landfill is
77%

Mobile phones

Where processed

Via free Mobile Muster collection points or Australia Post satchel

How processed

Mobiles and accessories collected by MobileMuster:
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1. Transported to recycling facilities in Australia

2. Sorted and disassembled

3. The components like batteries are sorted, and printed circuit boards, casings, screens and
accessories are shredded separately

4. Glass is crushed and melted

5. Aluminium is melted into a liquid and placed in moulds

6. Gold, silver and copper are extracted and processed

7. Lithium batteries are processed to recover steel, copper and aluminium

8. Plastic is pelletised

End products

New glass products

Metal jewellery

Metal coins

Industrial and electronic applications

New batteries

Plastic pallets

Park benches

Fence posts

Printer Cartridges

Where processed

Via free Cartridges 4 Planet Ark workplace and retail drop off boxes

How processed

Cartridges received by Close The Loop:

1. Manually sorted

2. Some cartridges returned to original manufacturer for reuse or recycling

3. Enter ‘Green Machine’ and shredded

4. Metals separated by magnets and eddy current

5. Plastics collected and sent for further processing

6. Waste toner and Ink collected and used in other products

End products

Road surfaces mixed with recycled soft plastics, toner, glass and old asphalt

Pens made from recycled ink

Artists ink

eWood garden beds

Coffee Pods

Where processed

Via Nespresso drop off locations, Australia Post satchel or workplace collection: Nespresso capsules are sent to a specialist plant in Nowra NSW

How processed

1. Aluminium & residual coffee is separated

2. Coffee is sent to an industrial composting facility

3. Aluminium is recycled and sent back to the aluminium industry for reuse

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End products

Fertiliser

Bicycles

Biofuel

BBQ tongs

Nespresso capsules

TVs & Computers

Where processed

Via free TechCollect drop off locations:

- Sent to approved recyclers around Australia for first stage recycling

- Glass from TVs and computer monitors, printer cartridges, batteries and select metals and plastics are sent to Australian processors for second stage recycling

- Other plastics, metals, computer parts such as circuit boards are sent to overseas facilities for second stage recycling

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How processed

Via free TechCollect drop off locations:

First stage recycling:

1. Dismantled

2. Sorted into component parts (glass, metals, plastics, batteries, circuit boards)

3. Shredded

Second stage recycling:
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1. Materials and parts are processed into new products
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End products

Concrete building products

Cathode ray tubes are recycled into lead used in batteries

Graphene from batteries is used to make new batteries

Tech Collect Infographic - Linear vs circular economy

Soft Plastics

Where processed

RED Group collect from supermarkets and transport to a depot in each capital city, then transported to REDcycle’s Melbourne facility

How processed

1. Sorted & baled

2. Transported to Replas or Close the Loop in VIC

3. Replas mix different plastic polymers to create a 3D shape

4. Close the Loop melt into an asphalt mix

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End products

Outdoor furniture

Bollards

Flooring

Road base

How can we trust it is being recycled?

What is contamination?

Contamination kerbside recycling non-recyclable plastic bags

Contamination in terms of kerbside recycling occurs when non-recyclable items such as plastic bags are put in the recycling bin. It can clog up recycling machines, degrade the value of recycled materials, increase waste going to landfill and increase the cost of recycling.

The newly launched Australasian Recycling Label on packaging will help reduce recycling confusion at the bin for households.

How do markets impact recycling?

Australian recyclers collect and sort materials - some are then processed onshore and turned into products, whilst others are exported for processing.

The price is affected by global commodity market fluctuations like supply and demand of both virgin and recycled materials.

The quality of the materials Australian recyclers receive from households and businesses also has an impact on price (increased contamination means lower value).

Council issues

Search RecyclingNe
arYou.com.au for drop off options

11%

Clothing

Problem

Gets caught up in the sorting machines

Solution

Search RecyclingNearYou.com.au for drop off options

11%

Nappies

Problem

Ewww, not recyclable!

Solution

Into the general waste bin

BONUS HACK!

6 Golden Rules of Kerbside Recycling

Here are some of Planet Ark’s tools making it easier to reduce waste and recycle right:

Download
'6 Golden Rules of Kerbside Recycling' from the National Recycling Week Website

Trends in recycling

‍Soft plastics and food waste continue to be the main issues with council recycling collections.

Interestingly, recyclables in the general waste was considered much less of an issue than in 2015.

The next big waste issues

Councils saw the following to be the biggest issues for the future:

25%

Food and organic waste and how to deal with it

24%

Developing markets for recyclables and recycled materials in Australia

19%

Improving the current kerbside recycling system

THE MAJORITY VIEW

More than 4 in 5 Australians would be willing to use a free council provided recycling bin for food scraps! (1)

(1) Planet Ark commissioned research by Pollinate 2018

Trust, Knowledge and Behaviour

Over 90% of Australians believe recycling is the right thing to do and 85% think recycling at home is easy. (1) But after the War on Waste and China’s new waste import policies, is there still trust in recycling? Here is what Planet Ark uncovered (2)

(1) Planet Ark commissioned research by Pollinate for the Australasian Recycling Label 2018
(2) Unless otherwise noted, results are from Planet Ark commissioned research by Pollinate for National Recycling Week 2018

Trust

Over half the population have high levels of trust that the materials collected in recycling programs across the board are recycled.

Kerbside recycling

population with high trust

59%

population with Low Trust

11%

Cartridges 4 Planet Ark

population with high trust

64%

population with Low Trust

Container Deposit Schemes

population with high trust

61%

population with Low Trust

10%

Older Australians have less trust in kerbside recycling than younger

infographic recycling truck kerbside recycling

What would build trust in kerbside recycling?

Information from the local council is the most wide reaching strategy for building trust among those who don’t trust the kerbside recycling system

Information from the local council

49%

A Report by a waste and recycling expert

34%

Communications from NGOs

32%

Reports from the Media

28%

A report from the Federal Government

23%

Other

While information from local council is preferred across all demographics

For most people the fact kerbside recycling appears to have been working for years is the main basis for trust in the system.
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The key reason for distrust of other recycling schemes is unfamiliarity with the most common answer being ‘Don’t know enough about them’

older generations ( who are also more likely to
distrust kerbside recycling ) also want expert reports

Knowledge

What do you think happens to your kerbside recycling?

An understanding of what actually happens to kerbside recycling is very mixed.

The majority of Australians (61%) still want more information about what can or can’t be recycled.

2 in 5 think it is recycled and 1 in 5 think it goes to landfill

Check out our Top Recycling Hacks

Most of it is recycled
Most of it goes to landfill
Most of it is Stockpiled
I am unsure

Awareness of recycling programs

Awareness of long running product stewardship programs like Cartridges 4 Planet Ark and Mobile Muster has increased in the past 5 years.

Over 35s are more likely to have heard of Cartridges 4 Planet Ark and Mobile Muster than under 35s BUT Under 35s are more likely to have heard of Nespresso coffee pod recycling than over 35s.

2013

61%

2018

66%

2013

54%

2018

58%

2013

47%

2018

58%

National TV and Computer Recycling Scheme

2013

12%

2018

48%

(3) Planet Ark commissioned research by Pollinate for the Australasian Recycling Label 2018

Behaviour

48%

consumers

50%

businesses

think they do enough in their daily lives when it comes to sustainability. (4)

(4) HP, HP Australia Environmental Sustainability Study 2018, <https://breakdownthebeast.com/report.pdf>

Food waste

food scraps in a more environmentally friendly way than landfill, feeding them to animals, composting them or using a food recycling bin

How Australians dispose of food scraps hasn’t changed significantly in the last 5 years with just under half of us throwing them in the rubbish.
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Over half of us (54%) dispose of food scraps in a more environmentally friendly way than landfill, feeding them to animals, composting them or using a food recycling bin.
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While many put kitchen scraps in the landfill bin over half dispose of them in a more environmentally friendly way, feeding them to animals, composting them or using a food recycling bin

How do you typically dispose of your kitchen and food scraps?

While many put kitchen scraps in the landfill bin, over half dispose of them in a more environmentally friendly way, feeding them to animals, composting them or using a food recycling bin

Throw them in the rubbish that goes to landfill
Put them in a worm farm and / or Compost where I can
Use a council provided Organics/Food Waste Recycling Service
Feed what i can to chickens and livestock
Other

Positive Recycling Stories

Construction & demolition waste

Bingo and Planet Ark are working towards a joint goal to see Bingo become one of the most sustainable companies on the Australian Stock Exchange. Principally a recycling company, Bingo Industries aims to divert waste from landfill through investment in recycling technology and continuous innovation

Key Achievements

Market leading recovery rates

Bingo have its recycling rates independently verified and in 2017-18 had an average of 77% .
Their Minto facility achieved an industry leading recovery rate of 85%, up 10 percentage
points from 75% the previous year.

Driving towards a circular economy

Bingo recycling centres currently process and separate 14 different materials. These are used by a number of end-markets including civil and infrastructure projects, landscaping, housing and residential

The latest recycling infrastructure

Bingo has invested more than $150 million over the last 12 months in state of the art recycling equipment, ensuring they have the latest technology and ways of processing

which separates the used coffee from aluminium to offer both materials a second life

Provides 100% of customers with local access to recycling options

increasing its collection points to over 22,000 throughout Australia. Consumers have access to four methods of returning used capsules for recycling

Developed a number of innovative recycled products

made from used aluminium and continue to look for new ways to do so

Key Strategies

Developing strong partnerships with both customers and third parties to enable Nespresso to properly recycle its capsules and continue to increase recycling options

Establishing a Recycling Working Group, consisting of sustainability experts such as Paul Klymenko, CEO of Planet Ark. The group helps ensure that Nespresso’s local recycling program is continuously reviewed in line with industry changes and best practice recycling methods

Working with the University of New South Wales’ Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology to identify new and more valuable uses for recycled Nespresso capsules beyond traditional recycled aluminium and coffee compost

Food and beverage Carton Recycling

Tetra Pak cartons are made from 75% renewable and responsibly sourced materials with a low carbon footprint. Increasing recycling rates of used beverage cartons is a top priority in Tetra Pak’s environment strategy.

Key Achievements

Made beverage carton recycling a global feat

with active recycling in 49 countries, polyethelene/aluminium recycling in 25 countries

Increased packages recycled annually

from 20% to 25% since 2010

Reached 50% renewable electricity

use in just two years since making a commitment to go 100% by 2030

Key Strategies

Collaborating with consumers, government, collectors and recyclers

Working with paper mills and dedicated carton recyclers globally to make carton recycling sustainable

Working to expand market opportunities for recycled materials such as technical solutions to improve quality of end products

National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme

The National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme was introduced by the Australian Government 7 years ago to enable householders and small businesses to recycle their TVs, computers and computer accessories for free. It’s funded and run by industry and operates under co-regulatory arrangements with organisations such as TechCollect

Key Achievements

130,000 tonnes of e-waste recycled

by TechCollect – enough steel to rebuild the Sydney Harbour Bridge

95%+ of commodities recovered

in collected e-waste by TechCollect

180 collection services

made available to the public overall

Key Strategies

Meeting liability under Product Stewardship legislation

Partnering with local councils and waste management organisations

Working with recyclers who meet stringent health, safety and environmental standards

giving new life to used plastic

Unilever will become the first major consumer goods company in Australia to give a new life to rigid plastic from Australian homes, saving approximately 750 tonnes of recycled plastic per year by creating demand for Australian-sourced recycled plastic. Their self-imposed target aims to ensure 100% of its plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025

Key Achievements

25% Australian recycled plastic

in OMO EcoActive was launched in 2018

Reducing packaging through ‘lightweighting’

for example, Sunsilk packaging has been reduced by one-third

84% of Unilever’s packaging is recyclable in Australia

Key Strategies

Piloting post-consumer recycled plastic in a range of product packaging

Developing technologies to improve recyclability which converts PET waste back into virgin grade material for food packaging

Waiving exclusivity to technology like MuCell Technology that reduces the amount of plastic used in packaging so other manufacturers can use it

reducing the environmental impact of packaging

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation is a co-regulatory, not-for-profit partnering with government and industry. It promotes sustainable packaging activities including sustainable design, recycling initiatives, waste reduction and circular economy projects

Key Achievements

Launch of the Australasian Recycling Label

in partnership with Planet Ark and PREP Design

84% of business signatories

apply on-site recovery systems for used packaging at all sites

Design of packaging reviewed

by an increasing number of businesses using the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines

Key Strategies

A shared responsibility with businesses and government through the co-regulatory model

Guiding industry toward sustainable packaging through innovation, inspiration and influence

As a national-level, industry-driven arrangement, focusing outcomes that industry is better able than governments to deliver

The Tools Making It Easier

Our research shows that while most Australians trust our recycling systems, those that don’t, want information from either their local council, a waste expert or a non-government organisation to rebuild their trust
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There is no silver-bullet solution to Australia’s waste challenges but the opportunities are there for everyone – households, businesses, schools, the waste industry and government - to play a part

Here are some of Planet Ark’s tools making it easier to reduce waste and recycle right:

Australasian Recycling Label

The Australasian Recycling Label has been designed to address consumer confusion and provide simple, on-pack instructions for the different components of packaging

Click here to view website

RecyclingNearYou

Planet Ark’s RecyclingNearYou website has been redesigned to help your household find recycling options in your area

Click here to view website

Business Recycling

Planet Ark’s Business Recycling website makes it easier for businesses to find recycling solutions as well as the War on Waste Toolkit for Business for essential tips to get your workplace reducing waste and even saving money

Click here to view website

Reuse Hub

Planet Ark’s Reuse Hub on RecyclingNearYou provides a whole range of ideas for reusing, repairing, donating and sharing

Click here to view website

Recycled Products Directory

You’re not fully recycling if you’re not buying it back! Planet Ark’s Recycled Products Directory provides consumers, businesses, councils and schools information about a wide-range of products made from recycled materials

Click here to view website

National Recycling Week

Whether it's hosting a swap party for friends, setting up a new workplace recycling system or just upping your knowledge, we've got plenty of ways for you to get involved

Click here to view website

6 Golden Rules of Kerbside Recycling

Here are some of Planet Ark’s tools making it easier to reduce waste and recycle right:

Download
'6 Golden Rules of Kerbside Recycling' from the National Recycling Week Website

Introduction

FOReWoRDS

PAUL klymenkoCEOPlanet Ark

DANIEL TARTAKManaging Director + CEO‍Bingo Industries

War on Waste Topics & Impact

The impact of War on Waste

War on Waste host Craig Reucassel with Planet Ark’s Dr Sean O’Malley

Plastic bags

Reusable Bags

Straws

Reusable Coffee Cups

RecyclingNearYou

Councils

What does China’s waste policy mean for Australia?

For many years, Australia exported a large portion of recyclable material to China.

How much of your waste is affected?

Commodity Price

What are we asking of our councils?

How Do We Know That Recycling Works?

How is my kerbside recycling sorted?

Getting It Sorted

After householders put their Recycling bins out a waste collector picks it up and takes it to a Material recovery facility (MRF) and drops recycling onto a conveyor belt

Staff remove -by hand - contaminants like plastic bags and car batteries

Fans are used to separate paper

Magnets pick up steel containers

Optical senses detect the different types of plastic and use jets of air that push them into separate collection areas

Eddy current repels aluminium cans, pushing them into holding cages

The Glass is loaded into trucks

The separated material is baled and sent to recyclers to be made into new material

Where does it go after sorting? (1)

WHAT HAPPENS TO OTHER RECYCLING?

How can we trust it is being recycled?

What is contamination?

How do markets impact recycling?

Council issues

Top recycling mistakes and Hacks

46%

41%

22%

16%

15%

11%

11%

BONUS HACK!

6 Golden Rules of Kerbside Recycling

Trends in recycling

The next big waste issues

THE MAJORITY VIEW

Trust, Knowledge and Behaviour

Trust

Older Australians have less trust in kerbside recycling than younger

What would build trust in kerbside recycling?

While information from local council is preferred across all demographics

Knowledge

What do you think happens to your kerbside recycling?

Awareness of recycling programs

Behaviour

Food waste

How do you typically dispose of your kitchen and food scraps?

Positive Recycling Stories

Market leading recovery rates

Driving towards a circular economy

The latest recycling infrastructure

Customer service

Technology and innovation

Independent audits

$42+ million

1,400+ tonnes

99% of a mobile is recycled

39.5+ million

Innovative solutions

Zero waste

Pioneered and established a national recycling program

Provides 100% of customers with local access to recycling options

Developed a number of innovative recycled products

Made beverage carton recycling a global feat

Increased packages recycled annually

Reached 50% renewable electricity

130,000 tonnes of e-waste recycled

95%+ of commodities recovered

PAUL klymenko
CEO
Planet Ark

DANIEL TARTAK
Managing Director + CEO
‍Bingo Industries

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