Waste Management Review October 2021

OCTOBER 2021

Nurturing industry adaption Hi-Quality Group on how its innovative waste management solutions are contributing to Australia’s circular economy

FEATURES Evolving clean energy Technology optimises landfill operations Securing Australia’s water security Council unite for national recycling campaign

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NURTURING INDUSTRY ADAPTION

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Hi-Quality shares its view on the everchanging landscape of Australia’s waste industry and how its innovative waste treatment techniques are continuing to contribute to Australia’s circular economy.

PAVING THE WAY Alex Fraser shares how the granting of Queensland’s first Quarry Registration Certificate will transform the industry.

“OUR INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT SECTOR ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. WE NEED TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY AND AGILITY TO ADAPT TO ALL OF THESE CHANGES AS THEY COME.” – Hi-Quality Business Development Manager, Waste Treatment Services Cory Menant

In this issue Features

19 CRUSHING SUCCESS

Compaction machinery is providing a proven solution for Wentworth Shire Council’s waste service.

HEAVY-HITTING 23 THE FEATHERWEIGHT

GCM Enviro explains how its mobile trommel screen provides simplicity of operation and flexibility.

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OPTIMISING LANDFILL

Introducing GPS machine guidance is enhancing the waste management experience.

REMEDIATION FOR A 31 GREATER OUTCOME

Australian Recycling Corporation’s remediation of a Victorian landfill is powering ahead thanks to Caterpillar.

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GETTING SHREDDED

Tutt Bryant reveals new details on its Metso range of machinery.

36 KEEPING AFLOAT

Sydney Water has enlisted mIoT’s service to get a greater understanding of its wastewater network with real-time data.

TO 38 ROAD RECOGNITION

WMR talks with Alex Fraser, who is ahead of the game in recycled road construction.

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CLEAN ENERGY

Carbon abatement pioneers ResourceCo share how we can progress cleaner energy.

42 DRIVING FORCE

DAF Trucks is ensuring the waste transport industry is keeping pace with latest technology.

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RECYCLED WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Veolia is hopings its wastewater recycling and re-use service will help reduce the impacts of a “global climate emergency”.

46 DOG DAYS

oodland’s Doggie Dunnie W is proving a hit, providing a cleaner alternative to deposit dog waste.

48 COUNCIL IN FOCUS

A Buy Recycled campaign is putting recycling front of mind for Victoria’s coastal residents.

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50 PRODUCT SHOWCASE 51 P RODUCT SPOTLIGHT 57 LAST WORD

Weighing Systems and Exavators

ony Khoury, of WCRA New T South Wales says it’s time for the waste management and recycling sector to show leadership and get its members vaccinated.

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From the Editor

United in purpose It wasn’t too long ago that most Australian households had a ‘set and forget’ mentality to their waste. You’d drag the bin out to the kerb and back in again the next day, with barely a thought to what was in it, let alone what happened after the rubbish truck left your street.

But in recent decades, changing attitudes and awareness have altered the landscape of the waste industry. Across Australia and around the world there’s a collective effort to waste less and recycle more.

The National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019 sets targets and actions to guide investment and national efforts to 2030 and beyond. These include a ban on the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres this year; to reduce the total waste generated in Australia by 10 per cent per person by 2030; and achieve an 80 per cent average recovery rate from all waste streams by 2030.

Countless organisations, businesses and individuals are leading the way, striving for best practice in the face of regulatory change, environmental issues and community expectations.

There is innovation at every level of waste collection, treatment and disposal.

From enlisting the best of Australian engineering, ensuring new generation trucks are equipped with the latest technology, such as those produced by DAF trucks, to investing in equipment to extend the life of landfill, as used by Wentworth Shire Council in New South Wales, both of which we explore in this edition of Waste Management Review.

With more than 55 years’ experience, Hi-Quality Group continues to adapt to changing needs in waste processing. The company shares its view on the future of the industry with WMR. Councils too, are finding new ways to tackle waste at a local level. Wyndham council, in Victoria’s west, has signed off on plans for a waste to energy facility that is tipped to be a ‘game changer’ in waste disposal. And hundreds of businesses are getting behind a push to buy recycled in the state’s coastal regions.

As the new Editor of WMR, I look forward to discovering more of what this industry has to offer and the positive impact it can have on the wider community.

Lisa Korycki, Editor

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Details revealed for $600M NSW recycling project support The Federal and New South Wales governments have announced 22 new recycling projects across metropolitan and regional NSW as part of a $600 million national rollout of recycling infrastructure.

Environment Minister Sussan Ley said the new NSW projects will be jointly funded with a $24 million commitment, generating industry investment of $59 million.

“This is about easing pressure on our environment by recycling more materials including plastics, tyres, glass, cardboard and even coffee cups.

Importantly it is about creating jobs and economic investment,” Ley said.

The Remanufacture NSW program will provide co-funding for waste and recycling infrastructure to support the resource recovery sector’s response to Australia’s waste export ban.

Funding will be offered through two streams – infrastructure, and trials.

In this round, Remanufacture NSW offered funding of up to $35 million through the two streams.

Stream one offered co-funding for the establishment of new recycling infrastructure and equipment, whereas stream two offered co-funding for innovative trials to address waste export ban materials.

Stream one provided $22,036,757 in funding to 18 projects, while stream

Twenty-two new recycling projects across metropolitan and regional NSW have been funded.

two provided $2,117,325 in funding for four projects.

Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management, Trevor Evans said that the projects selected for funding cover the gamut of recycling materials and remanufacturing uses and introduce the latest innovations in recycling technology.

“We are investing in everything from new and upgraded material recycling facilities in regional areas, to mobile plastic from e-waste processing facilities,” he said.

“The materials to be recycled are those impacted by Australia’s worldleading ban on the export of waste glass, plastic, tyres and paper which are gradually being phased in until mid2024.”

The projects are expected to increase the state’s recycling capacity by an estimated 120,000 tonnes annually.

Olive processors given cash incentive to branch out Olive processors in South Australia have an added incentive to reuse wastewater instead of discharging it to the sewer.

The state’s environmental watchdog is waiving some licence fees for olive processors undertaking approved wastewater reuse.

The waiver is an interim measure while the Environment Protection

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Authority conducts a review of its fee structure and could result in savings of about $6400 a year for eligible businesses.

Tim Gubbin, Senior Environment Protection Officer, said permanent changes to the licence fee structure would be considered during the review in order to promote the reuse of wastewater by olive processors.

“In the interim, olive processors can apply for the fee reduction where they can show that they are either reusing the water, such as for sustainable irrigation, or supplying it to another licensed operator for sustainable reuse,” Gubbin says.

“The opportunity to reduce fees is an incentive for businesses to operate more sustainably.

News

Suez invests in Yume Food to tackle commercial food waste Suez Australia & New Zealand (SUEZ) has joined forces with online surplus food marketplace Yume Food to tackle the amount of food waste in Australia.

Suez has taken a 20 per cent equity stake in the award-winning social enterprise and hopes the investment will drive the circular economy, bringing together food suppliers with food buyers.

Food rescue veteran Katy Barfield founded Yume in 2016. It works with food manufacturers and primary producers to ship surplus stock that may otherwise have been wasted, to hospitality and retail businesses.

Barfield said Yume’s work with the food and beverage sector had prevented nearly three million kilograms

of quality surplus food from becoming waste and had returned more than $8.4 million to Australian growers, manufacturers and businesses in less than five years.

“Each year in Australia we throw away an incredible 7.3 million tonnes of food equivalent to the weight of the Sydney Opera House – 45 times over.

Fifty-five per cent of this occurs in the commercial food sector,” she said.

“I’m thrilled that Suez is bringing its global expertise in waste and resource management to Yume, to help us further our reach and maximise the work we can do for the good of the planet.”

Mark Venhoek, Suez Chief Executive said synergies between the two

companies meant the decision to invest was an easy one.

“It makes perfect business sense for us to support an organisation … challenging the way we look at surplus food and diverting it from landfill,” Venhoek said.

Suez’s equity investment in Yume will also support its commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG12, which aims to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

“I’m looking forward to seeing the benefits this closer partnership with Yume can deliver for our mutual customers and for the environment,” Venhoek said.

Flinders University research adding value to wastewater Flinders University hopes its research into a wastewater recycling program could be used to develop a costeffective method to produce various materials, including biofuels.

The university’s development of microalgal biomass harvesting, to produce a sustainable and renewable source for biofuel production, will be matured at two wastewater recycling locations at Kingston-onMurray and Peterborough, in South Australia.

The research, led by Professor Howard Fallowfield and Dr Paul Young,

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used a high-rate algal pond (HRAP) model to treat wastewater with algae and bacteria.

Researchers then applied a new system, using slaked lime and a magnesium concentration to thicken the microalgae-rich biosolids produced in the HRAP. Chemical reaction modelling was used to optimise the processing.

A cost evaluation showed that while a conventional system requires 66 days to treat the wastewater, HRAPs can perform a similar level of treatment in 5-10 days.

Fallowfield said the evaluation showed that the alternative process offered an equal, if not enhanced ability to remove pathogens from waste water.

Fallowfield said the latest HRAP study showed that the model could be used to efficiently harvest microalgae grown in a low-cost environment, without the need for further investment in expensive infrastructure.

“The integration of treatment and biosolid recovery offers new configurations for the operation of HRAP-based wastewater treatment systems,” Fallowfield said.

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Cash grants available to repurpose solar systems Old solar panels and battery storage systems are being given a second life thanks to funding from the New South Wales government.

Two projects will be funded in the government’s Circular Solar program, which aims to support the development of projects that prevent solar systems ending up in landfill.

Energy Minister Matt Kean said the take-up of solar and other household renewables in NSW and Australia is among the highest in the world.

“That huge take-up of cheap, reliable, renewable energy means we have a rapidly increasing waste stream as panels reach the end of their operational life,” Kean said.

“While current amounts of waste are low, the volume of solar panels

and associated battery storage system waste is forecast to reach 3000 to 10,000 tonnes per year by 2025 and 40,000 to 71,000 tonnes per year by 2035.

“Now is the time to invest in developing systems for collecting, recycling and re-using so we can keep these valuable resources out of the tip and drive a productive circular economy.”

Blue Tribe is one of two projects in regional NSW to receive a grant in the first round of funding. More than $215,000 will be used to trial the use of decommissioned solar panels in a community solar project and test the feasibility of a secondary marketplace for recycled panels.

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receive almost $946,000 to develop technology that dismantles end-oflife solar panels into uncontaminated components and test the use of solar panel glass in greenhouses.

A second round of grant funding opened in September for projects in three categories – new and expanded infrastructure; research and development for reuse, second hand or refurbished items, and market development for recovered materials; or collection and recovery logistics.

The Circular Solar program is part of the NSW government’s plan to deliver on its election commitment to prepare the state to manage the emerging waste type by establishing a $10 million fund to reduce landfilling of solar panels and battery systems.

Product Stewardship for Oil Scheme on the right track The Federal government has released the final report for the fourth independent review of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000.

The scheme was introduced in 2001 to increase the amount of used oil recycled in Australia. Since then, more than 320 megalitres of base lubricating oil has been collected and recycled every year – more than half the oil sold in Australia each year.

Environment Minister Sussan Ley said the fourth review found the scheme is continuing to satisfy its objectives.

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“Each year this vital scheme results in approximately a quarter of a billion litres of waste oil being recycled. In addition, it has ensured Australia has an effective and mature oil recycling industry employing more than 600 Australians and supporting thousands of contractors,” Ley said.

“Key among the review’s findings are three recommendations to ensure the scheme remains cost effective and financially sustainable.”

The scheme’s main objectives include the development of a product

stewardship arrangement for used oils, ensure environmentally sustainable management, refining and reuse of used oil and support economic recycling options for used oil.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government last year increased benefit payments to oil recyclers under the Product Stewardship for Oil from 50c/L to 62c/L. The increase applied from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020 to help secure jobs within the industry, and strengthen environment protections.

News

$4.7 million funding to increase Geelong recycling capacity Victoria is set to have the capacity to process an additional 8000 tonnes of plastic annually, thanks to joint funding from the Federal and Victorian governments.

Geelong-based recycler GT Recycling will contribute $1.7 million to the project, bringing the total investment for upgrading and expanding its Geelong facility to $4.7 million.

The funding will support GT Recycling’s solutions, which include recycling of plastic, cardboard and paper, flexible packaging such as tarps, as well as landfill diversion.

The investment comes under the Recycling Modernisation Fund, which aims to encourage the usage of clean and green technologies within the waste industry.

Environment Minister Sussan Ley said the expanded Geelong facility will help to process and extract value from the almost 188,000 tonnes of plastic waste that Australia would have shipped overseas each year prior to the government’s ban on exporting waste.

“Our export ban on mixed plastic waste started in July this year, with the ban on unprocessed single polymer plastics starting in July 2022. That is why it is vital that we have the technology and infrastructure in place to manage and process plastic waste onshore,” Ley said.

“GT Recycling is making a significant investment to increase its plastic

GT Recycling will expand its Geelong operation.

processing capacity which means more jobs for Victorians, more reasons to recycle and a better outcome for the environment.”

Member for Geelong Christine Couzens said she is proud of the work GT plastics is doing in the recycling sector and the funding will help position it as a leader in recycling innovation in Victoria.

“I am excited to see worldleading technology at work right here in Geelong, helping to reduce waste and prevent harmful plastics and other materials from ending up in our beautiful environment,” Couzens said.

The Federal government has committed $190 million to the Recycling Modernisation Fund, part of a wider billion-dollar transformation of Australia’s waste and recycling capacity that is expected to create 10,000 jobs within 10 years.

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Creating greener solutions A ‘GAME-CHANGING’ WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY IS A STEP CLOSER FOR VICTORIA’S WEST AS THE STATE STRIVES TO EMBRACE AMBITIOUS TARGETS TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF WASTE DIVERTED TO LANDFILL.

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yndham City Council has given the green light to progress plans for a stateof-the-art alternative waste processing facility in Werribee.

The concept plan for the site will create a detailed roadmap for the introduction of waste baling and a pre-sort and organics processing facility.

The landmark decision is designed to support Victoria’s target to achieve an 80 per cent diversion of waste from landfill by 2030.

Wyndham City’s landfill is one of only four waste disposal sites servicing metropolitan Melbourne.

The plan is for the Werribee operation to provide the state with an alternative to relying solely on landfill as a waste disposal solution.

Wyndham Mayor, Councillor Adele Hegedich, says: “This is a gamechanger for Wyndham and Victoria.”

“The community’s expectations around landfill and waste treatment have changed and more environmentally sustainable solutions

are required.

“In the past, rubbish bins would be wheeled out to the kerbside each week and people wouldn’t give it a second thought, but things have changed. There is now a greater focus on what happens to the waste once it is collected – as a society we have an obligation to look for greener solutions.”

Stephen Thorpe, Wyndham City Director, City Operations says the

Wyndham City Council aims to provide Victoria with an alternative to relying solely on landfill for waste disposal.

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plan will transform Wyndham’s Refuse Disposal Facility (RDF) from a traditional open tip face landfill operation to a Resource Energy Recovery Operation with only true residual waste going to landfill after baling.

The facility was outlined in the council’s Refuse Disposal Facility strategic plan adopted in mid-2019 and follows a study tour to the United Kingdom and Europe in mid2018 which involved visits to various alternate waste facilities.

“Council formed the view that the RDF should transition to a bale landfill operation with all waste being received in an enclosed facility to minimise or eliminate the amenity impacts commonly associated with traditional landfill operations such as litter, noise, odour and dust,”

Thorpe says. He adds that the plan will involve “significant new infrastructure” being developed at the RDF. The design process is under way and council is midway through an expression of interest process.

Council hopes stage one, an enclosed facility with resource recovery, will be operational by July 2023. Stage two, organics processing, is slated for a July 2024 start, with the ultimate goal of achieving a full circular economy through waste to energy.

Councillor Hegedich noted, however, that the initial baling and resource recovery would provide immediate benefits.

“Baling waste and sorting materials in an indoor, custom-built facility will reduce litter, noise and odour whilst

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“The state government has set ambitious targets to reduce the amount of waste diverted to landfill as we can’t keep just filling up holes in the ground. Without looking at a more innovative approach to waste treatment, the state will hit crisis point in the not-too-distant future.

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Nurturing industry adaption HI-QUALITY GROUP SHARES HOW RAPID CHANGE WITHIN THE WASTE INDUSTRY HAS INFLUENCED ITS OPERATIONS, AND THE FUTURE OF WASTE WITHIN AUSTRALIA.

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rom its beginning in 1964 as a quarry business and transport contractor, the Australian-owned Hi-Quality Group is now a national waste treatment organisation with sites across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and the ACT. Hi-Quality has tailored its services to adapt to the ever-evolving industry,

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providing waste treatment solutions for construction and demolition, contaminated soil, industrial waste and landfill.

Cory Menant, Business Development Manager, Waste Treatment Services says the company aims to stay at the forefront of changes within Australia’s waste landscape.

“Our industry and the environment sector are always changing. We need to have that flexibility and agility to adapt to all of these changes as they come,” he says.

ADAPTING TO CHANGE Processing and recycling of waste products is a key focus within

Cory Menant, Business Development Manager, Waste Treatment Services at Hi-Quality Group.

Hi-Quality Group’s waste treatment solutions service Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.

Australia and is likely to continue to bring changes to regulations for the treatment and management of waste, Cory says.

He adds that such changes offer HiQuality Group a unique opportunity to be innovative.

“Changes such as the plastics export ban can obviously be opportunities for us and for the whole market. A lot of work must be done on plastic recycling in Australia. It’s essential to create demand for the end product,” he says.

New Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) regulations,

such as the increased powers for health and environment protections, have required adaption from Hi-Quality’s Victorian operation.

However, Lance Ingrams, Regional Manager Victoria says challenges also provide growth opportunities for both employees and industry.

“Change has certainly been happening in the past five to eight years,” Lance says. “Definitely in Australia we are constantly adapting to the situation of resource recovery.

“One of the first impacts of new Victorian EPA regulations [introduced on July 1] was that levies increased substantially.”

Lance says there was an almost “overnight increase” in demand for companies with a proven process to fulfil environmental and safety standards when the EPA increased its powers to prevent health and environmental harm protection.

Hi-Quality Group, with an established waste treatment substructure in Victoria, has supported the collection, management and disposal of materials returning from major infrastructure projects including the Metro Tunnel and parts of the West Gate Tunnel.

MAXIMISING DIVERSION A key focus of Hi-Quality is to divert as much material from landfill as possible. Lance says having the ability to treat multiple waste materials is a fundamental first step towards achieving this diversion.

“We try to provide as many options as possible toward whatever waste stream we are dealing with,” he says.

“Most of our clients have more than one waste stream type and it can be such a wide range.

“We are trying to provide as many solutions as possible to supply to the market. We are always thinking, ‘can we remediate?’ ‘Can we rehabilitate the soil?’ We have got those options on site.”

Materials brought into a Hi-Quality facility such as its Sunbury Eco-Hub are treated and identified to maximise their re-usability.

In operation since 2003, Hi-Quality’s Sunbury facility is recognised as a Hub of State Significance, the 12th of 22 key sites managing Victoria’s waste.

Receiving waste streams from the entire metropolitan Melbourne region, the site is used for landfilling, processing both contaminated and non-contaminated materials to be processed for re-use.

Lance says being able to re-use materials back in major projects is an important contribution to the state’s circular economy.

“In the past few years, we have been within the vicinity of handling around 1.5 million tonnes per annum into our site. Through our active quarry, we produce around half a million tonnes out,” he says.

He highlights the Metro Tunnel project as an example of the treatment processes the Sunbury Eco-Hub offers.

“For the Metro Tunnel project there was certainly a range of products. Construction of the station boxes included digging down from

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the surface,” Lance says. “This contamination included acid-sulphate formation, which we can treat with lime stabilisation within our allocated area on-site” he says.

While he estimates 80 to 85 per cent of the material the Sunbury EcoHub processes is from metropolitan areas, some clients bring un-treated material from across Victoria, such as Gippsland and Swan Hill.

Hi-Quality’s specialised Queensland facility treats hazardous material to nullify its effects on both human health and the environment.

Business Development Manager Cory says the facility’s processing of plastic pallets, packaged plastic and other materials requires a slightly different process.

“In Yatala we have the capability to apply different technologies to treat contaminated materials,” Cory says.

“For example, we can take a material which is hydrocarbon contaminated,

Hi-Quality Group has a long-term vision for all of its established waste solution facilities.

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“The industry is definitely trending towards increased landfill diversion.

In saying that, the amount of waste which is generated is increasing every year, so landfill still needs to be an option.”

Lance Ingrams, Regional Manager Victoria

we bring it to our site, bio-remediate it and send it back into the market as a recycled product. This waste, in the past, would have likely been sent to landfill.

“That is where the diversion for us plays a big part, once we retrieve the waste, we will try to find a solution to avoid sending it to landfill.

Treatment plays a critical part in Hi-Quality Group. The thinking process is focused on providing a

better environmental and sustainable outcome,” Cory says.

Hi-Quality has an established longterm goal for each of its facilities.

“We own these sites. So, we are obligated for the long term to protect the environment and sustain our land going forward,” Lance says. “The whole group is involved in that aspect.

“We are not just here to get a ‘quick buck’ and head out, we have longterm master plans in place.”

A STEADY RELIANCE ON THE CONVENTIONAL While its key focus is diverting materials from landfill, Hi-Quality understands that treating waste for reuse is not always possible.

For materials such as asbestos, HiQuality relies on its landfills in Victoria and New South Wales.

Cory says the protection of landfills will be important for the future storage of un-treatable waste.

“The industry is definitely trending towards increased landfill diversion,” he says.

“In saying that, the amount of waste which is generated is increasing every year, so landfill still needs to be an option.

“The waste levy is designed to encourage more recycling... But landfill will still play a key part in the waste management strategy.”

Lance agrees. He says his experience operating a facility in Victoria has shown that while diversion should be a target, landfill still has an important role to play in waste management.

“You are still going to need landfills to accept certain waste streams, the process of treating certain metals for example is too slow,” he says.

“The equipment and technology to treat some materials is not always available, so there is only one solution.

To get the material off site, protect the environment and place those materials into landfill.”

Hi-Quality’s engineered landfills consist of specially designed containment cells that provide a sustainable framework for waste storage.

Lance describes it as combining science with technology to provide a storage solution.

“Basically, it’s a containment barrier, featuring layers of compacted clay and other materials,” Lance says.

By using engineered landfills, Hi-Quality Group accepts materials from some of Victoria’s largest infrastructure projects.

“There’s compactable clay, a geosynthetic clay liner, which is a carpet like material with bentonite powder that is interlocked into fabric, which then basically goes across the clay.

The moisture from the clay lubricates the bentonite powder which then creates a further clay liner for the cell construction. It really is amazing stuff.”

The containment cell consists of a ‘low point’ called a sump, where leachate is collected, pumped out of the cell and can be re-used in site operations or directed to dedicated facilities.

Hi-Quality has taken its containment cell design to new levels, creating one of Victoria’s first vertical-lined containment cell at its Sunbury EcoHub. Lance says it’s technology and innovation such as this that helps

reinforce Hi-Quality’s goals to provide key solutions to the market.

“It has helped to explore further technologies which are already out there,” Lance says. “We know overseas that recycling and resource recovery is a big-ticket item.”

For Cory, every decision about Hi-Quality comes back to one simple purpose.

“Things can change very quickly in our industry but in everything that we do, we think about our communities and the people we work for,” he says.

“That is what we are pushing for, to offer a better environment for future generations. That is what everyone wants for our communities and that is what can be encouraged with more participation in recycling nationally.”

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A crushing success WENTWORTH SHIRE COUNCIL HAS TURNED TO A TRUSTED NAME IN MACHINERY TO HELP EXTEND THE LIFE OF ITS LANDFILL.

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ompaction and maximising the life of a landfill are key objectives, with Wentworth Shire Council achieving both, according to Geoff Gunn, Director of Roads and Engineering.

Geoff says, just five weeks since investing in a BOMAG BC772RB-2, Tier 3 refuse compactor through Tutt Bryant Equipment, there’s a “massive improvement” on site.

“We’re really impressed with it,” he says.

“The compaction is showing immediate results on the ground.”

In the Riverina region of New South Wales, Wentworth shire is about 26,000 square kilometres, with a population of about 8000.

A number of landfill and transfer stations operate throughout, including Dareton, Wentworth and Pomona, but Buronga is predominantly the major landfill for the shire.

“We’re licenced for 30,000 tonnes of solid waste every year and we go pretty close to that,” Geoff says.

“The majority of waste we take is domestic, then lesser amounts of commercial and industrial.

“We’re not as advanced as a lot of other areas so there’s not a great deal of recycling at this stage, but we’re working towards that.”

Compaction significantly influences the lifespan of a landfill site. Key to optimum compaction is the distribution of waste into suitable layer thicknesses.

Geoff says prior to using a BOMAG compactor the landfill site at Buronga was plagued by machinery breakdowns and inefficiency.

“We had been using some older machines in that space for a while The BOMAG BC772RB-2 is optimising compaction at Buronga landfill.

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and were suffering from heaps of breakdowns and less compaction, which led to having to do more hours,” he says. “That’s why we’ve gone for new machinery. It’s an integral part of our operation.”

Tutt Bryant Equipment is the sole dealer and servicing agent for BOMAG in Australia.

The BOMAG has been designed for the toughest loads and stresses of landfill operation.

High output diesel engines provide ample power for all conditions, while intelligent design produces costeffective compaction with minimum maintenance required.

A unique oscillating articulated joint, which has 15-degree oscillation and 40-degree steering to either side of the machine, means all wheels maintain ground contact, optimising traction and compaction.

Geoff says there is “immediate and noticeable improvements in compaction” at the Buronga landfill.

“Our waste encompasses a lot of different type of materials, it’s not uniform when we’re trying to compact it. We found this machine provides a really good compactive effort across the whole working face,” he says.

“The power of the machine is phenomenal. It’ll climb up any slope or gradient we’ve got there.

“We still have older machines sitting out there [in the landfill], but the comparison between the two is like chalk and cheese.”

Geoff says feedback is encouraging.

Operators report zero downtime dealing with mechanical issues when using the BOMAG compactor and, because good results are being seen on the ground more quickly, manpower is freed up for other on-site jobs.

There’s been little need for service, but on-site mechanics say the ergonomics of the compactor, which allow for easy access to important

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Wentworth Shire Council landfill operator John ‘Trapper’ Martin is impressed by the BOMAG compactor.

service points on a daily basis or for scheduled maintenance, are impressive.

Geoff says while it’s too early for accurate data on fuel efficiency because the compactor has been in use for a short time, early signs are good.

“Early feedback from the landfill supervisor and operators is that the fuel is pretty good and on par, or slightly better, than the previous machines we’ve had.

“Fuel aside, the speed at which it can operate, the number of passes and achieving our compaction rate with a lot less effort, that is immediately showing increased benefit to us as far as operating costs go.

“From a director’s point of view, if I’ve got people happy to operate the machine, it’s all encouraging signs.”

John Glossat, National Business Development Manager for Tutt Bryant Equipment says BOMAG compactors are specially designed for landfills, providing a fully enclosed underbody, polygon wheel design with scarpers and wire cutters as standard to support superior two-stage constant compaction.

“With active monitoring via a telematic system, we can follow the machine anywhere and it’s daily activities can be viewed not only by Wentworth Shire Council but also our service team or BOMAG direct for best performances and reduced downtimes.”

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The heavy-hitting featherweight THEY MAY BE A BIG NAME IN THE INDUSTRY, OFFERING HEAVYWEIGHT MACHINERY, BUT GCM ENVIRO ALSO HAS A SOLUTION FOR THE LITTLE GUYS. The Gremac E2 trommel screen offers site flexibility.

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roviding customers with cutting edge equipment is nothing new for machinery distributing company GCM Enviro.

Formed in 2004, the Australianowned company has built a reputation for helping its customers grow, offering solutions for composting, waste recycling and landfill management.

Now, the market leader in solid waste management and recycling equipment has looked at the big picture – and scaled it down – with the Gremac E2 trommel screen.

Sitting alongside landfill compactors, shredders, windrow turners, windsifters and larger trommel screens, the Gremac E2 may be small in size, but it delivers huge results, according to GCM. Adam Krajewski, GCM Enviro Marketing Manager, says the Gremac E2 offers flexibility while maintaining capacity.

“The whole purpose is they’re easy enough to tow from one site to another,” Adam says. “The compact size allows it to fit in spaces that larger screens wouldn’t be able to.

“It’s super compact, super lightweight and portable.”

Adam says the German-engineered Gremac E2 is a new product to the Australian market.

With a maximum weight of 3.5 tonnes the E2 is small enough to be towed behind a 4WD or utility, making it easily transportable from one worksite to another.

Suitable to sort a range of materials such as soil, sand, gravel, stones, green waste, wood chips, compost, recycled materials, construction and demolition waste and glass, The Gremac E2 is

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Portability is a big plus for the Gremac E2.

powered by a strong electric motor, with durable galvanised frame and guides.

It allows for interchangeable screens and is suitable with mesh sizes from 10 to 100 millimetres.

The Gremac E2 is maintenancefriendly, with a larger door so the drum, lower belt and cross belt are easily accessible.

“The benefit is it’s quick to switch from one screen size to another,” Adam says.

“The larger [trommels], require a crane to lift and change the heavy punch plate screen drums. With the Gremac E2, in less than 10 minutes you can switch from one mesh size to another, and these changes can be made on the job site.

“It’s pretty customisable, pretty quick.

“It’s not an overly complicated machine and really operator-friendly.”

Adam says the Gremac E2’s portability will provide businesses far more flexibility.

It can be towed in and out of worksites quickly, when required, rather than have bulky, larger equipment on site for longer periods.

“There are the companies who might have short term work at one site

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where this might be trailered in, they do a couple of weeks work, do what they need and then it leaves.”

Trommels are a key piece of equipment in the recycling process, helping sort organic material.

“This does meet the market for the smaller guys who want to process a decent amount of soil, sand, etc but may not need a larger trommel.”

The Gremac E2 ticks two more vital boxes – minimal space requirements

“The larger [trommels], require a crane to lift and change the heavy punch plate screen drums. With the Gremac E2, in less than 10 minutes you can switch from one mesh size to another, and these changes can be made on the job site.”

Adam Krajewski, GCM Enviro Marketing Manager

“You might have a big heap of soil but it might have a lot of impurities in it, rocks, sticks. If you’re looking to sell-on nice, clean soil to customers the Gremac E2 is a great solution,” Adam says.

“The Gremac E2 can be powered by mains power or the internal petrol or diesel generator, this gives the flexibility of using indoors with the mains power or outdoors on a work site nowhere near the grid.

and affordability – according to Adam.

“If there’s not a massive amount of space for storage the Gremac E2 can be parked under a carport or on a driveway,” he says.

“Budget-wise, [the Gremac E2 is] almost a third of the price of the large trommel screens.

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LANDFILL MANAGEMENT GPS guidance systems can help landfill operators optimise their use of space.

Optimising landfill operations GPS MACHINE GUIDANCE MAY BE THE FUTURE OF LANDFILL MANAGEMENT, ACCORDING TO ANDREW GRANGER, BUSINESS MANAGER FOR MINING, SOLAR AND LANDFILL SOLUTIONS AT POSITION PARTNERS.

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s the population grows, so too does the demand for waste management facilities and the need for landfill management to be as efficient and productive as possible.

Andrew Granger, Business Manager for mining, solar and landfill solutions at Position Partners says accurate and optimised compaction throughout landfill sites is critical to maximise savings on space, time, and resources.

“Poor compaction exposes a landfill site to numerous risks, including inefficient airspace use, greater settlement and shortened cell life, all leading to lost time and money,” Andrew says.

“Relying solely on an operator’s experience, no matter how skilled they are, is simply not accurate enough

to ensure these risks are adequately managed.”

Andrew says introducing GPS-based machine guidance is a simple and effective way to empower operators with the information they need to accurately work to the landfill design.

Software, such as the Landfill Grade system from Carlson, can be installed on any age, make or model of machine.

The Landfill Grade system has been specifically designed for landfill compaction and includes a GPS antenna mounted to the roof of a machine, sensors fitted to the body and an in-cab display that give the operator a clear, visual representation of their position and distance to the compaction grade.

Andrew says that airspace optimisation and longer cell life are also major factors in achieving landfill optimisation.

“The costliest aspect of running a landfill over time is daily waste placement activities,” he says.

“GPS machine guidance enables operators and managers to use every cubic metre of space as efficiently as possible, optimising airspace while saving on machine wear and fuel usage.”

Andrew says exactly how much compaction can be increased differs from site to site.

He says some operators report a five per cent increase over a year, while others have seen a 20 per cent jump in compaction in as little as three months.

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The Landfill Grade system provides accurate data and reports throughout the working day.

To track the benefits further, a dollar amount can be applied to each cubic metre of airspace, so that the results of implementing machine guidance can be measured in cost savings.

Andrew says optimising airspace and accurate compaction also extends the life of a landfill cell because it is not filled before its projected date. That, in turn, delays the time, costs, and environmental impact of creating a new cell.

Andrew says that increased compaction can also help landfill sites and managers decrease their own environmental and health impacts.

“In addition to the cost benefits, landfill managers have an environmental and safety responsibility as well,” he says.

“Better compaction means fewer air pockets where methane gas can build up and lead to combustion, which helps reduce waste gas production and associated dangers to staff on site.”

Stormwater management and leachate reduction are other critical health and environmental factors for many landfill sites.

GPS machine guidance fitted to landfill compactors enables operators

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to accurately design and eliminate build-ups which can create leachate.

“Effective leachate management has cost upside in addition to environmental and safety benefits,” Andrew says. “Reduced leachate production saves on treatment costs that can add up quickly.”

It can be difficult to gauge if operators are meeting daily GPS guidance helps operators accurately work to a landfill design.

compaction targets without accurate data and reporting from GPS machine guidance.

Intermittent checks and landfill surveys can also mean issues aren’t identified as they occur and lead to significant rework and additional costs.

Carlson’s Landfill Grade system helps reduce or eliminate rework because operators, managers and engineers have live information available throughout their working day.

Measuring results on an ongoing basis with GPS machine guidance helps keep compaction targets on track.

Andrew says the transition to a new system is not only seamless, but an important step toward increased collaboration between stakeholders.

“With all parties – engineer, landfill manager, operators – working to the same plan with the same information, GPS machine guidance keeps all key stakeholders up to date and able to measure results,” he says.

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Remediation for a greater outcome WORKING CLOSELY WITH VICTORIA’S ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY, AUSTRALIAN RECYCLING CORPORATION (ARC) CONTINUES TO PROVIDE WASTE SOLUTIONS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF CATERPILLAR MACHINERY.

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emediating a major waste management site certainly comes with its challenges. Just ask Leo Radiotis, the Director of ARC. Collaborating with Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority, ARC began the excavation and relocation of construction and demolition waste from a neglected waste site at Bulla, Victoria.

As Leo recalls, the site required major remediation works.

“When we entered the site, it was closed, as the previous owners’ avoidance of EPA restrictions had created a very big mess,” he says.

Mainly consisting of demolition waste, the stockpile required a

thorough process of excavation and relocation to a temporary pit.

With its clean-up plan approved in August 2019, ARC faced material fires at the remediation site, requiring both the spreading and cooling of waste, before it could be relocated.

Using newly purchased Caterpillar® machines, including a 336 Excavator, 320D Excavator, 972M Loader and 740G Articulate Wheel Loader, ARC’s waste transfer process also separated clean materials from industrial waste.

Items such as soil, rock and clay were preserved for later re-use for civil works.

For Leo, the Caterpillar machines played an important part in this process.

“In terms of this waste, the machines have helped us to address hot spots and complete general duties such as loading the trucks,” Leo says.

“When we are dealing with bulk materials, the excavators work best. However, when removing the clean fill, trucks will come out to collect and the loaders are best for that application. Both machines can perform either task, so we have flexibility.”

With a focus on reducing running costs for operators, the 336 and 320D feature up to 15 per cent higher fuel efficiency than their 336F predecessor.

These models also contain a threemode toggle to go between power,

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smart and eco, allowing the operator to adjust to the job at hand.

These modes allow for the hydraulic and engine power of the machine to adjust to digging conditions, increasing the power when required and increasing fuel efficiency for lower power requirements.

ARC relies on the 972M Medium Wheel Loader to provide clean fill waste for trucks moving on-site.

The 972M continues the trend of reducing operating costs with a ‘power

dense’ engine which burns less fuel by providing power and torque when an application requires it.

Additionally, the 972M comes in a range of three speciality models, for industrial and waste, steel mill and corrosion resistance.

Leo says customisation has enabled the vehicles to be fit-for-purpose.

“To fit our needs, Caterpillar retrofitted the 320D for me with a magnet so that we could recover steel from the waste site,” Leo says.

Customisation means the Caterpillar machines can be fit-for-purpose.

After being pleased with the performance of all three vehicles, Leo has continued to call on Cat’s services for ARC’s Bulla site, with a 740GC Articulated Dump Truck soon to arrive.

For an operation such as ARC’s, reducing downtime is a priority.

Having owned Caterpillar machinery for just over a year, Leo says that new machinery can be the key to sustaining an operation.

“Essentially it saves us time, fuel efficiency and repair costs. Having mechanics out here every day is not my idea of running a site,” he says. “Continuing these works is critical to ensure that these sites are maintained.”

“For online monitoring systems, delivery services, maintenance schedules and machine feedback, Caterpillar has provided us a lot of after sales support.

“They are great machines, they are fit-for-purpose, and I am really happy with the service which we have received.”

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Caterpillar’s after-sales support helped to reduce down-time for ARC’s remediation operation.

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amily-owned SBI group, in operation for three generations, has transformed from supplying sand and top soil to landfill and waste management for the building and construction industry.

The independent drill and blast quarry operator started in the early 1970s and obtained a quarrying licence for its Cranbourne site in Victoria in the late 1980s, extracting the sedimentary rock that lay deep beneath the sand to supply the local construction industry.

Materials quarried at Cranbourne have been used for a number of largescale state road projects including the EastLink, Western Port Highway, the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and, more recently, the Mordialloc Freeway.

In early 2020, the landfill side of the business became fully operational, with non-recyclable building and construction waste filling the original quarry, the largest inert landfill in Melbourne’s south east.

Paul Williamson, SBI Group Director, is always looking for ways to improve operations. When someone suggested he consider using an M&J Shredder at the landfill, he explored the idea with Paul Doran, Metso Business Development Manager of Tutt Bryant Equipment (TBE).

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A M&J 4000M shredder is now preshredding all of SBI Group’s inert waste.

Doran proposed a hire to buy option, enabling SBI Group a chance to ensure the shredder performed as promised and test whether TBE could support the unit to suit SBI Group’s high activity.

A M&J 4000M shredder is now pre-shredding all of SBI Group’s inert waste, reducing the size of the material being handled, dramatically

reducing the air voids in its landfill and increasing payloads for transporting recyclable products.

SBI Group says it has achieved adequate waste compaction with reduced effort, by less compacting hours or by using a smaller compactor providing greater in situ density.

The company says the higher compaction capability, combined with

a process which recycles construction and demolition material that would traditionally end up in landfill, is extending the sustainable life of its landfill for many years.

Michael Lawlor, SBI Groups Operations Manager, was a big fan of a competitor shredder before receiving his M&J 4000M. He suggests, “the machine has performed very well, day in day out and never blocks up like other shredders. Not having any lost production time due to clearing blockages means the machine’s shredding availability is amazing.”

The focus on recycling has significantly grown in Melbourne in recent years and SBI Group says the addition of the M&J 4000M shredder was timely.

The company took delivery of its machine in September, 2020,

purchasing the unit after several months of proving.

Williamson is so pleased with the shredder he has advised Tutt Bryant Equipment to “tell any prospective buyers to call me and I will tell them how good the unit is”.

Moeller & Jochumsen (M&J) iron foundry manufacture the M&J 4000M in Denmark. The foundry opened in 1857, producing the first waste shredder in 1988.

Known as ‘crawler units’ the M&J 4000M shredder can be moved during operation and is easy to load and transport. It’s robust and strong, with the added benefit of being easy to operate, efficient and easy to service, helping reduce running costs.

M&J waste recycling shredding technology is based on an aggressive knife design and open cut-ting table.

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Water authorities are turning to technology to maintain their wastewater networks.

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Recycled water helping to combat climate change STRENGTHENING AUSTRALIA’S WATER SUPPLY IS A KEY STEP TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY. VEOLIA IS HOPING ITS WASTEWATER RECYCLING AND RE-USE SERVICE WILL HELP REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF WHAT IT CALLS A “GLOBAL CLIMATE EMERGENCY”.

In 2020 alone, Veolia supplied 95 million people with clean drinking water.

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he Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recently released assessment report highlights what it refers to as a “reality check”.

The report provides an in-depth detailing of previous, current and future trends of the global climate. It states the growing effects of climate change, as a result of climbing greenhouse gas emissions, will be felt across every inhabitable region, worldwide.

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sustainable methods to secure a steady water supply.

Fresh water represents just 2.5 per cent of the total available water across the globe. Factors such as global warming, rapid population growth and urbanization will significantly affect the worlds’ ability to maintain a reliable water supply, according to the report.

Daniel Spiller, Veolia Chief Operating Officer Water, says the time for action is now.

“Veolia believes that there is a global climate emergency. Our vision of ecological transformation is all about how we can contribute

towards rectifying what could be considered generational damage to our environment,” Daniel says.

He says this vision has led to increased innovation in relation to Australia’s national water supply.

“We don’t see anything as ‘wastewater’. Water is a resource, and it should be recycled and reused in order to become sustainable,” Daniel says.

“We are in a country where the effects of climate change can vary from location to location. There is a growing shortage of water in many sites across Australia, so expertise and technology have now become vital aspects of optimising a water supply.”

Veolia uses 350 internationally tested and proven technologies to service water refining, filtration and disinfection needs of its customers worldwide.

A filtration refining process extracts sediment, bacteria and micropollutants from water. Oxidation and decantation are also used to ensure that the end product maintains its quality for re-use.

Public support for implementing the changes is a major challenge, Daniel says, particularly surrounding the re-use and recycling of wastewater to create drinking water or additional water supply for agricultural or industrial organisations.

“This takes education and explanation so the public can be reassured that these technologies have been proven overseas for more than 50 years,” Daniel says.

“Perth is a great example. They have gone through a 10-year exercise, which has included a demonstration plant and discussions with key members within the community, before adding recycled supply to their drinking water supplies.”

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agrees introducing these technologies will only support Australia’s water infrastructure, especially for climateaffected regions.

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“These can give people comfort that the water is not going directly into their taps before being thoroughly evaluated for quality and safety first. Every day we are treating a product to make sure it meets a standard which exceeds its requirements.”

In 2020, Veolia supplied 95 million people with drinking water and 62 million people were connected with its wastewater service.

Arran says concerns about the wastewater concept remain, but inevitable innovations for emission reduction in the industry will heavily influence how products such as water are treated in the future.

“We can see that our major clients are setting zero carbon strategies as part of their business plans. We are well placed to support their requirements as we are across water, municipal waste and energy,” he says.

“With the rate of severe weather events increasing globally, Australia’s supply of water from conventional methods such as dams and aquifiers will not be sustainable in the long run.

Having an alternative source of water for regional Australia will be, and currently is, essential.

“The technology is there for wastewater treatment; it is now just a matter of adopting it.

“As our climate changes in Australia and globally, these types of treatment will become more common.”

Veolia’s plan is to help clients select, manage and operate the source of water that best meets their needs. These supplies include alternatives which can be relied upon, even during severe weather events such as droughts.

Alternatives such as recycling provide users with a solution that is climate independent and usually cheaper and more environmentally sustainable than desalination, due to reductions in operating costs and energy consumption.

Daniel says climate change and the risks it presents require an efficient approach.

“I think we have learned over the past decade how important water is to the liveability of our communities,” he says.

“A lot of recycling now occurs in Australia, but there is more that we can do.

“Water recycling will reduce water stress nationally. It will also enable us to adapt to rapid growth which is occurring across many of our cities.”

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WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION - CLEAN ENERGY

Validating clean energy WHILE RECENT RESEARCH IN RELATION TO AUSTRALIA’S PERFORMANCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN, IT COULD ALSO BE THE SHOT IN THE ARM NEEDED TO ESCALATE THE TRANSITION TO A CIRCULAR CARBON ECONOMY.

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s an increasing number of companies commit to reducing emissions, and investors demand clear, credible transition plans, the resource recovery industry will be critical to help organisations achieve Net Zero targets and progress the circular economy.

As a pioneer in the industry, ResourceCo has delivered carbon abatement solutions to Australian businesses for more than 30 years, but it’s only in recent times that the carbon economy has become a common part of the corporate narrative.

Henry Anning, Chief Executive Officer of ResourceCo Energy, says the trend towards cleaner energy is an exciting proposition for the resource recovery industry.

“That’s a really encouraging step in the right direction, but it’s actions that will always speak louder than words and clearly there’s more work to be done,” he says.

Henry was reflecting upon the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, the most comprehensive climate report ever released, which found the earth could be just ten years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The report projects that the world is facing worse fires, longer droughts, and more severe floods

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unless substantially more is done.

This, coupled with a report from the Australia Institute which ranked the nation poorly for its transition to clean energy when compared with 22 other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, only serves to reinforce the importance of the need to drive more rapid change.

“As a leader in carbon abatement and renewable energy, we look forward to building upon our partnerships with heavy industry

to deliver better environmental outcomes,” Henry says.

“That could be through the sale of carbon abatement credits that add value for both customers and the communities in which they operate or through transition to a viable, cost-effective and more environmentally sound energy option such as heat or electricity from Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF).”

Henry explains that influencing change requires a collective vision towards cleaner energy.

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work together to address the challenges we can’t afford to ignore and so we will continue to play our role in encouraging the use of ‘clean energy’”.

While there has been growth in solar and wind energy, energy-from-waste remains a relatively untapped opportunity and it has the added benefit of not only reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also diverting waste from landfill.

“We have quite literally diverted millions of tonnes of waste – it’s a win/win in providing a sustainable solution to baseload energy, while helping to address the complex issues of waste management,” Henry says.

ResourceCo operates two Resource Recovery Facilities (RRFs) in Australia, producing PEF from mixed construction and dry commercial waste. It will also soon launch a new world-class RRF in Brisbane.

These RRFs achieve significant carbon abatement by diverting material from landfill, and also help ResourceCo customers achieve carbon abatement through replacing fossil fuels with renewable fuels.

ResourceCo Tyre Recycling processes end-of-life tyres and conveyor belts to produce Tyre Derived Fuel (TDF) – an alternative fuel source that burns cleaner than coal, has twice the energy value of brown coal, reduces CO2 emissions and diverts tyres from landfill.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION - WASTE COLLECTION TRUCKS

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fter 50 years of applying its local engineering capability to the Kenworth model range, PACCAR Australia have now for the first time applied that same resource to the DAF Euro 6 truck range to produce an optimised model variant, specifically for the waste industry.

After almost two years of planning and design work by the local engineering team, the all-new lightweight DAF CF 340 FAD, is

At a glance MODEL: DAF CF FAD Cab Chassis ENGINE: PACCAR MX-11 Euro 6 engine rated at 340 hp (251 kW) and a max torque of 1500 Nm FUEL: 340-litre capacity ADBLUE: 45-litre capacity TRANSMISSION: Allison 3200 Series Automatic 6-Speed FRONT SUSPENSION/AXLE: Parabolic leaf spring / 2 x 7100 kg rated capacity REAR SUSPENSION/AXLE: Airglide 400 with axle load monitoring / Meritor MT-20-14X tandem rear drive axles with 5.29 final drive ratio and 2 x 9050 kg rated capacity

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entering service to demonstrate its attributes with some of Australia’s prominent waste companies.

“With a strong focus on producing a low tare-weight solution to optimise payloads, we’re confident we’ve got a fantastic transport solution for waste management,” says Felipe Rubio, DAF Trucks Australia General Manager.

The release of the Euro 6 model range in 2020 provided significant improvements in the areas of performance, fuel efficiency and driver safety over the Euro 5 model range, which had successfully seen the DAF CF75 FAD establish a strong presence in front loader and hook lift applications in the waste industry.

Building on these attributes, PACCAR Australia’s engineering department worked with DAF’s engineers in the Netherlands to produce a version of the DAF CF 8x4 cab chassis that was both lighter and more manoeuvrable specifically for the waste sector.

The primary focus for PACCAR Australia’s engineering department was the rear end. “Kenworth Airglide suspension and locally sourced Meritor tandem axles with disc brakes were fitted to the body builder-friendly chassis and provided significant weight saving for this excellent new product,” Felipe says.

Adaptation and validation of this hardware set, including software integration for DAF’s latest generation of safety systems, was completed with assistance from PACCAR Australia’s local supply chain network. All parties involved focused on producing a product to achieve industry-leading tare weight to maximise operator payload, a huge consideration for the waste transport industry.

“That’s what sets us apart, being able to use PACCAR Australia’s unique engineering and manufacturing capability to produce quality products specifically designed for the Australian market,” Felipe says.

“The result is exceptional, the team at PACCAR Australia have delivered a Euro 6 emissions compliant product with all the latest safety technology; offering exceptional performance and fuel efficiency, manoeuvrability, driveability and driver comfort with exceptional payload capability for the waste industry. This is something we are extremely proud of.”

DAF’s modern and powerful PACCAR MX-11 Euro 6 engine has been mated to an Allison 3200 Series 6-Speed automatic transmission to provide the best balance between performance, efficiency and durability.

Rated at 340 horsepower (251 kW)

and providing a maximum torque of 1500 Nm, the engine and transmission combination provides maximum torque and driveability at low engine speeds with higher loads.

To help drivers and fleets maximise the fuel efficiency of this new engine, a driver rating system is another key feature. The truck evaluates the driver behaviours and provides live driver performance feedback, which can be used to significantly improve fuel efficiency and reduce vehicle maintenance costs.

Fleets can further reduce fuel and maintenance costs, as well as track vehicles and vehicle performance, with PACCAR Connect. Driver and fleet information is made available via live tracking on desktop computer or mobile devices through easy-to-read and fully customisable dashboards and detailed

reports that provide convenient and timely insights. PACCAR Connect can also share vehicle data with third-party fleet management systems, seamlessly integrating PACCAR vehicles into businesses.

This truck will be the latest DAF product to be built at PACCAR’s Bayswater production plant alongside existing CF MX-11 and MX-13 powered prime mover models, and Kenworth’s entire Australian model range. This year PACCAR celebrates 50 years of manufacturing Kenworth trucks in Australia, at the same time producing the 70,000th truck at the Bayswater facility.

“It is both exciting and important that the new light tare-weight model be built in Australia, because if nothing else, the past 18 months of an economy dealing with COVID-19 has

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shown that Australian manufacturing is not only vibrant, but essential in creating jobs for Australian families,” Fellipe says.

“We hope that Australian operators continue to buy local products and support local suppliers and workers.”

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by PACCAR Australia’s extensive sales, parts and service dealer network located throughout Australia.

The DAF CF 340 FAD is positioned to be well received by the waste transport industry, either in front loader, rear loader or hook lift applications, and is now on sale at DAF dealers.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION - RECYCLED ROADS

Recycled road recognition ALEX FRASER’S SUPPLY OF SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS FOR QUEENSLAND’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS PAVING THE WAY FOR GREENER ROADS. THE COMPANY’S CONTINUED INNOVATION HAS RESULTED IN IT CLAIMING A STATE FIRST CERTIFICATE.

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lex Fraser’s sustainable material production capabilities have expanded significantly over its 25 years in Queensland. For General Manager Sean McCormick, the growth of the sustainability market in the Sunshine State is a testament to the company’s consistent quality.

“The best way to improve resource recovery is to develop strong markets – a critical part of that is having certified suppliers, and clear specifications for the use of recycled products,” Sean says.

In a first for Queensland, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has granted Alex Fraser’s Archerfield and Nudgee Recycling Facilities with a Quarry Registration Certificate, supporting increased use of recycled construction materials in Two of Alex Fraser’s facilities have been granted the Quarry Registration Certificate.

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major roads and infrastructure.

The TMR initiative is set to markedly improve the sustainability of Queensland’s road and rail projects, which are being rolled out across the state.

The registration will provide major contractors the ability to choose a certified supplier of recycled road base and aggregate, that delivers on sustainability and quality in compliance with TMR specifications.

Sean says the Quarry Registration Certificate is strictly controlled to ensure consistent quality.

“To maintain certification, our products are tested regularly to ensure they are consistent and conform to the same standards as virgin material.

This gives our customers peace of

mind, knowing that they’ll never have to compromise on quality to achieve sustainability,” he says.

“We have been manufacturing highspec, recycled construction materials for use in major infrastructure for decades; many of our customers consider our green roads products to be equal to, if not better performing than their quarried counterparts.”

With major projects such as the Bruce Highway, Gateway Upgrade North project and Clem Jones Tunnel all featuring Alex Fraser’s recycled products, this certification is set to support sustainable material supply into similar projects across the state.

To achieve Quarry Registration status, Alex Fraser Recycling underwent a range of assessments, including evaluation of its product’s quality, compliance, as well as strength and durability for nominated quarry products.

In July 2020, TMR discontinued the MRTS35 technical standard, specific to recycled unbound materials – the technical standard that outlined the specifications for using recycled materials in road building.

TMR then updated the MRTS05 technical standard, specifying recycled materials alongside virgin quarried products; making it easier for Queensland civil contractors to make

sustainable choices.

Sean says improvement to the clarity of specification, such as the updated technical standard, are a meaningful step towards achieving infrastructure sustainability in Brisbane’s major projects.

“There’s been a lot of talk around increasing the use of recycled products. TMR has taken real action by awarding this Quarry Registration Certificate to Alex Fraser Recycling,” Sean says.

“This TMR certification assures the construction industry that our recycled products are manufactured and tested in a way comparable to quarry products.

It’s a clear sign to local governments that certified suppliers of recycled materials can supply their works too.

“It’s an exciting time to be in recycling and construction in

Alex Fraser has more than 25 years’ experience in supplying sustainable civil construction materials.

Queensland,” he says.

Alex Fraser’s Recycling Facilities in Archerfield and Nudgee have the annual capacity to divert more than one million tonnes of South East Queensland’s construction and demolition waste, recycling it for reuse in sustainable infrastructure projects, that can reduce carbon emissions by up

to 65 per cent.

“Alex Fraser’s Quarry Registration Status means the industry now has a go-to certified supplier for sustainable materials across a wide range of applications,” Sean says.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION - DOG WASTE

Decontaminating dog waste LABELLED ‘MAN’S BEST FRIEND’S, BEST FRIEND’ WOODLAND’S DOGGIE DUNNIE STATION AIMS TO TREAT THE UNPLEASANT TASK OF COLLECTING DOG WASTE. WASTE MANAGEMENT REVIEW EXPLAINS.

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s Woodlands Sales Manager Andrew Wynne remembers, dog waste collection bags were previously considered a novelty.

With the development of the Doggie Dunnie, Andrew is hoping to prove The Doggie Dunnie provides an alternative solution for dog waste disposal.

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that a sustainable and contamination prevention method of collecting dog waste is no longer a novelty, but instead, a necessity.

“On average, dogs can require between five to six collection bags if

you were to walk it three times a week.

Previously, that would have been five to six plastic bags which would have ended up in landfill,” Andrew says.

“Alternatively, with the Doggie Dunnie, dog owners are able to dispose of their dog’s waste in fully compostable dog waste bags, which can all be recycled for re-use for outcomes such as fertilisers for local parks.”

Since its development five years ago, the Doggie Dunnie has seen its ease of operation, incorporation and Australian-made design used in several councils, caravan parks and recreational sporting areas.

By following four easy steps, dog owners can dispose of dog waste, knowing that they will be contributing to their own local circular economy.

Compostable dog bags are first tied, then threaded through a maze chute at the top of the bin. When threaded through to the end of the maze, the bag is dropped into the centre of the bin, where it is collected inside a bin lined and ready to be recycled.

“The arrival of the national rollout and support for Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) as well as the ban of plastic waste, coupled with a huge uptake of dog ownership during COVID-19, all contributed to increased demand for a product such as the Doggie Dunnie,” Andrew explains.

“If not solved, the disposal of dog waste is going to become an issue, especially as councils are aiming to reduce their own reliance on landfills.”

With its range of 55L with liner, 120L and 240L Sulo compatible units, the Doggie Dunnie reflects current bin specifications for most councils, allowing the units to be incorporated within an existing waste collection service.

Andrew explains that ease of implementation was an essential aspect during the product’s development and design phases.

The Doggie Dunnie comes in a range of “A council can use their sizes, including 55L, 120L and 240L. existing infrastructure and provide us with valuable information funding to pick up the Doggie and based on its success we will look Dunnies, all without re-inventing to roll out more Doggie Dunnies the wheel,” he says. “Trials of the around the city.” product in South Australia and Perth have proven the value that the Doggie ENCOURAGING EDUCATION Dunnie can provide to a council’s For Andrew, one of the benefits of service.” installing the Doggie Dunnie is the The Doggie Dunnie is also able to ability to educate council residents. reduce waste odours inside of the unit Through a detailed decal on the side with external ventilation, as well as an of the Doggie Dunnie, residents can attachable lid, which can prevent the easily understand how to dispose of waste being contaminated by residue dog waste. such as rain.

As he explains, residents within Trials have already been successful councils where the unit has been in Perth, in the City of Melville trialled have been granted a greater Council. Mayor George Gear says the understanding of the outcomes from trial has provided an in-depth look waste disposal, including the diversion into how the units can be successfully of waste from landfill. implemented within the community.

“If you are going to educate the “This trial will allow us to pick community about dog waste you need up the contents of these bins with to have an identifiable bin, which our FOGO trucks and send for is why the Doggie Dunnie is clearly composting, which reduces the amount labelled and can come in a range of of organic waste being sent to landfill,” different colours,” he said.

George says.

“An uptake of recycling for products “We provide regularly stocked such as glass and plastic has been compostable dog waste bags at prevalent throughout the waste all parks and dog exercise areas across the city and we encourage industry recently. the community to use these to pick “We hope that dog waste can join up after their pets. The trial will this list of materials which, when

recycled, can create significant value in terms of re-use within the community.”

The Federal government plans to halve the amount of organic waste being sent to landfill for disposal by 2030.

By supporting the disposal of compostable bags, as well as providing compostable bags on the side of the unit in a brake-tensioned dispenser unit, the Doggie Dunnie is further promoting the recycling of FOGO waste.

In South Australia and Western Australia, where the units have already been installed, the use of a three-bin system (which will include a dedicated FOGO bin) will be established within the next four years.

The system will also extend to the ban of non-compostable plastic bag circulation.

By including the collection of dog waste within their services by installing the Doggie Dunnie, councils are getting a head start on the inevitable FOGO uptake within their regions.

With trials persisting throughout South Australian and Western Australian councils the Doggie Dunnie product is continuing to be updated, with internal modifications increasing the capacity of the bins.

With all signs pointing to an increased reliance on alternative forms of waste collection, Andrew says that looking after man’s best friend’s waste will help look after our own environment.

“This is not only a tool for producing a positive outcome, but also a self-sustainable product for councils,” he says. “Councils are part of the solution if they are using the Doggie Dunnie.”

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COUNCIL IN FOCUS

Everything old is new again A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN IS GIVING RESIDENTS OF VICTORIAN COASTAL REGIONS GEELONG AND THE SURF COAST A ROADMAP TO BUYING RECYCLED.

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Image: Ryan Mischkulnig

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t’s one thing to put things in a recycling bin, it’s another to buy recycled.

And with Federal government export bans on mixed plastic waste imminent, it’s more important than ever to support and develop Australia’s recycling industry, according to Linda Grant, Barwon South West and Resource Recovery Group (BSWRRG) Education Officer.

BSWRRG is driving a campaign, funded by major councils in the Barwon South West region, to find ways to encourage people to explore recycled options and help “close the loop” at a grassroots level.

The campaign’s online Zero Waste Map identifies a range of products and services to help people reduce their waste.

A recently added ‘Buy Recycled’ category highlights businesses and products that have recycled content.

More than 150 regional businesses are listed.

A series of pavement stencils helps highlight where these businesses are, while mobile billboards showing the Buy Recycled web address are moved around the region.

“We want to encourage people to have a look and explore recycled options for themselves,” Linda says.

“As consumers, we can all do our bit by buying products that have recycled content.”

Some of Ryan Mischkulnig’s repurposed products at The Reimaginarium.

Linda began with BSWRRG more than three years ago. Prior to that she worked in the waste industry, mainly in catchment and land management.

Her personal journey in waste reduction “really took off ” when she and a group of friends watched the ABC TV documentary series War On Waste.

“We were all a bit shocked into action,” she says.

“We formed a group to encourage and support others to reduce their waste. We ran some fun activities

and participated in initiatives like Plastic Free July.

“Then we started an unpackaged co-op which allowed us to purchase products in whatever quantity we needed, which is one of the keys to reducing food waste. It also allowed us to reduce the amount of packaging we were consuming. The packaging that we did receive was either reused or directed to the correct recycling channels.”

She says the Barwon South West Zero Waste Map and Buy Recycled campaign evolved from a local

Ryan says a rolling series of COVID-19 lockdowns since the campaign launch makes it difficult to judge the face-to-face impact of Buy Recycled. He hopes as the campaign continues digitally there will be greater community support.

“Every time we can convert a person’s purchase from a new to a reclaimed or recycled good we are successfully reducing end-of-life waste and production waste – a double win.

“In my mind, if we can convert people without them even realising then we are on the right path to a huge environmental impact. Hopefully, this campaign will open eyes to sustainable alternatives in their neighbourhood that they never knew were there.”

For more information visit: buy-recycled.com.au/ Pavement stencils are being used to highlight businesses taking part in the Buy Recycled campaign.

Image: Corangamite Shire Council

“I wanted to see if, by better meeting people’s needs as far as access to goods and trust in goods, and through careful presentation, I could attract a different market to reclaimed goods. Perhaps people who would otherwise have purchased new,” Ryan says.

“Doing this is an incredibly important way to impact our waste production. Making it easier for someone who already buys second hand to purchase quality goods is nice, converting someone who would have purchased new to buy reclaimed is a far bigger environmental impact.”

Ryan was invited to join the Buy Recycled campaign as it was being established.

He says the campaign is an opportunity to improve the visibility and perception of the reuse industry.

“While conventional recycling [plastics, glass, metals etc] is well understood and supported in Australia, more niche recycling, as well as repair and repurposing industries, are greatly undervalued and unrecognised in the environmental impact that they are having,” he says.

“The industry, which is made up of many, many tiny voices, needs to find ways to share resources and grow together.

“I hope that being a part of the [Buy Recycled] campaign helps bring an awareness and a voice to this industry.”

Image: Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group

government program in which participating councils focused on procuring recycled materials.

“All of our councils make sure that there’s recycled content in their wheelie bins,” Linda says.

“Surf Coast council has quite a number of different projects with recycled content, including crushed glass replacing quarry sand.”

City of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast Shire, Moyne Shire, Southern Grampians Shire, Glenelg Shire, Colac Otway Shire, Corangamite Shire and Borough of Queenscliffe council support the program.

Linda says she had the idea for a local campaign for some time, but it was when she attended a statewide waste education conference in Geelong, Victoria in 2019 that it began to take shape.

“City of Yarra had done a zero waste map and I was able to go ‘that’s exactly what I’ve been talking about’,” she says. “We’ve done it on a regional scale, now we’ve got inquiries from a Melbourne council keen to follow suit.

“We’re encouraging all levels, everyone purchasing in the community – whether it’s individuals at household level or local government – for everybody to look at where they replace virgin products.”

Building supplies, landscaping, notebooks, clothing and tableware made from recycled content feature on the Buy Recycled map, alongside skateboards, cards and toys.

Ryan Mischkulnig is director of The Reimaginarium, “home of Australia’s best reimagined products”.

He founded the store in Geelong about three years ago “as a platform to test the impact presentation has on people’s perceptions of reclaimed goods”.

He gives everything from used furniture and homewares to jewellery and Bluetooth speakers new purpose.

Surf Coast Shire Council has several projects using recycled goods, including the rubbish bins it supplies to residents.

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE - WEIGHING SYSTEMS

Driverless sweeping: embracing innovation GARWOOD INTERNATIONAL IS EMBRACING THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLES AND SUPPORTING EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS FOR BUSINESSES, WITH ITS BOSCHUNG S2.0 STREET SWEEPER.

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rogression in sustainable technology has also influenced the development of electric equipment and machines. Boschung’s S2.0 Street Sweeper unique design is one such beneficiary of electrical innovation, with its option to now be fully autonomous.

Reece McCrystal, Garwood Product Specialist says the Boschung S2.0 Street Sweeper combines fully proven electric technology with an optional driver-less operating system.

“A lot of our customers now have plans for reducing emissions by 2030, so effectively getting off diesel fuels to power their equipment is now one of their objectives,” he says.

Boschung’s zero emission Street Sweeper 2.0 models are fully electricpowered, allowing operators to work entire shifts with as little as 100 minutes of charging time.

With the machine coming as a standard operated street sweeper, Reece says the driverless option can provide a whole new scope to one’s cleaning operation.

“At inconvenient times, such as the middle of the night, the machine can sweep without an operator needing to be present,” Reece says.

“The driverless machine can still be driven with a conventional operator too, providing flexibility for all applications.”

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Boschung’s S2.0 Street Sweeper also features a driverless option.

Reece says it can also significantly reduce costs for contractors and operators.

“To fill up a diesel machine, for an eight hour shift you are probably looking at $45 in fuel costs. If you look at an electric machine, if you are charging that overnight it might cost about $4.”

The autonomous S2.0 Street Sweeper is programmed to be controlled remotely, from an operator’s mobile or computer.

A range of lidars, cameras, mm-wave radars and gnss antennas detect nearby objects to ensure the sweeper stays on course.

Multi-sensors provide a 360-degree view of the sweeper’s surroundings and recognise dangers to avoid collisions with pedestrians, animals, and other moving objects.

In the rare case of an incident, the S2.0 Street Sweeper is equipped with cameras, to prove that the machine was not at fault. Thus, protecting the reputation of operators as well as the manufacturer.

The S2.0 Street Sweeper also satisfies the Society of Automotive Engineers’ level five ‘levels of driving automation’ certification, a strict criterion by which the safety of autonomous vehicles is assessed.

“It will help to make sweeping jobs more efficient and more convenient,” Reece says.

“One person can in practice operate, maintain and charge three different machines, in preparation for their next shift.”

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By constantly displaying axle and gross weights, drivers know they are complying with Mass Load limits and are able to distribute their loads safely and legally at all times.

Visual and audible warnings can prompt the driver when overloads are present, whilst load data can be simultaneously written to the built-in logger and transmitted to a tracker system.

The colour touch screen can automatically display images from rear-view or side-mounted cameras and can be set to dim when the vehicle is in motion. All of these functions take place with no input from the driver, so they are not unnecessarily distracted and can focus on daily tasks.

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SMART TRUCK’S RIGHT WEIGH SYSTEMS Right Weigh Load Scales, which are all TCA typeapproved, help turn waste trucks into self-weighing vehicles while keeping operators with legal limits reliably and efficiently.

Right Weigh scales are easy to install and monitor the fluctuation in air pressure of the air suspension system to display on-the-ground weight.

As Right Weigh’s most versatile product, interior digital gauges are available with up to four air inputs that can monitor up to four separate axle groups, or a combination of axle groups where some axle groups are monitored by two height control valves.

The scale has a simple two-point calibration and comes with optional PIN code protection and an overweight warning feature.

Right Weigh’s exterior scales are similarly effective and designed truck applications with an air suspension drive axle group and a spring suspension steer axle.

They monitor the drive axle group as well as providing a Measured Steer axle weight using a strain sensor that is attached to the steer axle.

With just one gauge mounted in the cab, operators can monitor multiple axle group combinations on almost any dedicated truck and trailer set by using a quick disconnect

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air-line between each vehicle. Right Weigh Digital Load Scales can also synchronise via Bluetooth to a mobile device app for ease of use.

Right Weigh is internationally recognised for its product offering, also coming with an indisputable three-year warranty.

Contact – Smart Truck Solutions P 03 5292 1992 E leigh@rwlsau.com.au W rightweigh.com.au

A NEW APPROACH TO ODOROUS AND HAZARDOUS GAS CAPTURE Dust Collector Rental (DCR) and sister company DCR Environmental Services draw on years of experience when it comes to portable, rentable dust collectors.

It’s range of equipment, both electric and diesel-powered, varies in size from five to 80 cubic metres per second, meaning no job is too big or small.

Toby Burns, DCR’s design engineer, says many siteoriented jobs are for relatively short periods of time and are associated with sour soil remediation.

He says DCR’s Environmental Control Systems (ECS) equipment is ideal for soil remediation because of ease of installation and flexibility.

The ECS systems are fitted with single, double or treble Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC), designed to capture hazardous gases and odour released during excavation.

A pre-filter consisting of polyester spun-bonded polyester pleated cartridges removes dust prior to carbon capture of the hazardous gases and odours.

The de-odourised and de-gassed air is then passed on to the HEPA filtration system, giving a grade of H14 prior to release into the atmosphere, Toby says.

The throughput of air is controllable from the equipment’s

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Dust Collector Rental’s Environmental Capture Systems.

VSD drive and can be compliant with or without a stack.

Joe Keane, DCR’s operation and compliance manager says handling contaminated spent carbon has always been a challenge in relation to personal exposure. He says many contaminants are often present and immobilised in the GAC once saturation point is reached. However, the vertical carbon cassettes in the ECS allow maximum sorption of the gases.

Consequently, giving longer than usual GAC life.

Contact - Dust Collector Rental P 0247 357 112 E info@dustcollectorrentals.com.au W dustcollectorrentals.com.au

PRODUCT SHOWCASE - EXCAVATORS

The good soil A WORKING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOILCYCLERS AND CJD EQUIPMENT HAS EVOLVED INTO AN ORGANIC RELATIONSHIP THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.

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urface specialists SoilCyclers began as Brisbane Screening in 2009, servicing the soil, landfill mining and waste reduction services for the Brisbane area.

It’s now one of the market’s prime movers, working within the construction, waste and mining sectors across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and Northern Territory.

The company recycles close to half a million cubic metres of soil annually, making it one of the largest soil recyclers in Queensland.

But it wasn’t always that way. It’s taken hard work for the business to take root.

Alison Price, SoilCyclers Managing Director says the financial capabilities of the business initially made growth difficult.

“We were a new business, we didn’t have private funding so we started with what we could afford,” Alison says.

“As the company grew, reliability became an essential aspect of our business. If they’re not working, everything is down, and nothing is making money. One machine breaking down is not just an independent issue, it can affect our whole operation.”

SoilCyclers provides a range of services for customers including topsoil amelioration, which turns soil from an unsuitable material to a specified topsoil ready for re-use on a project.

“For us, reliability is really important, and it’s one of the reasons that we have been so happy with the Volvo machines that we use at our site,” says Alison.

Alison says she and SoilCyclers Plant Manager Michael Bennett underwent a thorough purchasing process to find the right equipment for their operation.

“Michael and I drove around to all of the excavator dealers to look at their products for our operation. It got to the end of the day, and we drove past the CJD dealership,” Alison says. “As soon as I saw Michael look at the Volvo products, I knew they would be the machines we would buy.”

A range of Volvo products, including the L60H wheel loader, the ECR35D and the EC300D excavators, are now used by SoilCyclers for digging in waste stockpile and material movement.

The Volvo ECR35D comes with a quick coupler design, allowing operators to change attachments quickly, thanks to mechanical and hydraulic universal couplers.

Its range of attachments also allows the machine to be productive, with different buckets, hydraulic breakers and more able to be attached.

Michael says Volvo machines offer a balance of ease-of-operation and versatility.

“When we are completing remediation jobs, the wheel loader allows us to move the material closer for the excavator, so that it can be mixed through the screening plant,” Michael says.

The L60H also features the latest ‘Stage V’ engine emission technology, providing reductions in fuel consumption, and increased productivity.

Increased safety features including anti-slip steps, and greater maintenance

access points for both the Volvo excavator and wheel loader were added incentives for SoilCyclers.

“One of the buying criteria that we had when we were first looking was a machine that had electric hydraulic controls. Volvo was one of the companies that made early movement towards that feature,” Alison says.

Stacey Brown, Regional Sales Manager of CJD, says that a constant support service is available for customers such as SoilCyclers.

“CJD Equipment has branches in all states and territories delivering parts, service and repairs 24/7 for all Volvo CE, ensuring our customers have reliable, productive machines delivering a lower cost of ownership to their business,” Stacey says.

“Volvo CE is built on the cornerstones of safety for operator and sites, quality of components and care for the environment throughout the manufacturing process, as well as machine recycling at end of life.”

SoilCyclers is aiming at further growth and larger projects which, Alison says, will likely require more machinery.

“We brought in our first Volvo machine in 2013, so our relationship with the company has been quite a long one. For future equipment, I won’t bother shopping anywhere else,” Alison says.

For more information, visit: www.cjd.com.au or soilcyclers.com.au Contact -

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A global responsibility KOMATSU IS THIS YEAR CELEBRATING ITS GLOBAL CENTENARY AND THE COMPANY IS DOUBLING DOWN ON A COMMITMENT TO BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY BUSINESS.

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ey to that commitment is developing technology solutions to ensure products offer significant sustainability and environmental benefits. It is also ensuring other parts of the business build on its corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles.

Russell Hodson, Komatsu’s Executive General Manager Supply Chain, says new packaging initiatives for customers who collect KOWA (Komatsu Oil Wear Analysis) samples will reduce volumes of material going to landfill and provide employment for workers with disabilities.

“From July, 2021, the yellow outer plastic bottles used for collecting

KOWA oil samples from our Australian east coast customers will be made from 100 per cent recycled plastic,” he says.

“Our new recycled plastic bottles can be cleaned and re-used, further reducing the unnecessary use of resources.”

Russell says sample registration cards and delivery boxes for the bottles will be of 100 per cent entirely recycled paper and cardboard.

“With more than 30 per cent of Komatsu’s plastic packaging waste generated through our KOWA bottles, this program will significantly reduce landfill volumes,” he says.

“This new sourcing strategy allows us to reduce landfill and carbon

Komatsu Australia is continuing to expand its sustainable and environmentally-friendly capabilities.

emissions, without compromising quality or security of supply.”

Komatsu Australia is partnering with the Endeavour Foundation, which supports people with an intellectual disability, to clean the used sample bottles for re-use.

“We hope our partnership will provide further opportunities in future and that this initiative encourages other businesses to also engage with them,” Russell says.

Komatsu is a member of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation which has a goal of reducing packaging going to landfill.

About 100,000 KOWA sample kits a year are used by Komatsu’s east coast customers – about 60 per cent of all oil samples collected around Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.

“Komatsu’s KOWA oil sampling services are critical to our customers and our business,” Russell says.

“Komatsu’s products are designed to be as sustainable as possible, and our technology innovations are contributing to more productive and fuel efficient operations around the world.

“Initiatives such as our recycled, reusable KOWA bottles are another step on this journey.”

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A duty of care NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING SECTOR TO SHOW LEADERSHIP WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINATION, WRITES TONY KHOURY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WASTE CONTRACTORS AND RECYCLERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

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he COVID-19 virus is the cause of much suffering by communities across Australia. This has led to major adverse health issues, along with significant negative impacts on our economy, on business operations and on our workers.

The waste management and recycling sector (collections, facilities and workers) have also been significantly impacted by COVID-19 and the downside that comes with exposure, lockdowns and the many other restrictions that vary across all Australian jurisdictions.

Our industry has long shown leadership on workplace health issues.

Many waste and recycling yards have long mandated that all workers will require tetanus and hepatitis B injections and waste and recycling transport yards were among the first workplaces to mandate systematic policies and procedures for drug and alcohol testing.

Tony Khoury, Executive Director WCRA New South Wales says the goal is to have the waste industry fully vaccinated from COVID-19.

It is now time for the waste management and recycling sector to show leadership on the issue of vaccination for our workers and contractors.

Employers and business operators have a general duty of care under our modern, nationally harmonised work, health and safety (WHS) laws to provide a safe workplace. This means that they have an obligation to start the conversation with a draft policy on mandatory vaccination by conducting meaningful workplace consultation on this most important subject.

New South Wales (NSW) Public Health Orders stated that Authorised Workers who work outside their local government area could do so if they have had their first vaccination dose by 6 September 2021.

The simple facts are that vaccinated workers are safer and are at less risk and more productive.

Vaccination is the most effective way to protect against and reduce the effects of infectious diseases. Healthy workplaces keep employees at work and lead to enhanced business reputation and to a better bottom line.

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LAST WORD

Having fully vaccinated workers in our waste management and recycling workplaces will lead to better productivity and fewer workplace restrictions and will allow our industry to continue to provide essential and critical collection, processing and disposal services.

The overwhelming view of medical experts is that vaccination is the best pathway forward.

Getting vaccinated will be more effective when everybody that can, does it together. John, a side lift driver on a domestic contract in central western NSW, plans to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

“I want to be fully vaccinated so that I can live a normal family life, which includes kids’ sports.”

Shirley, who works at a recycling facility in south-western Sydney, says “the jab allows me to work safely and to earn a living”.

Mark is a commercial rear lift driver in the Sydney area. He had his first shot and the second is in three weeks. “I want life to go back to normal so that my Dad, who lives on his own, can visit his grandkids,” he says.

Nathan, a driver/operator on the Parramatta route had his second COVID jab and says besides a “bit of a sore arm” that disappeared in a day or so, he feels “a lot safer now I am full vaccinated”.

Ben works in sales in western Sydney.

“Waste is an essential industry and by being vaccinated, I can do my job safely, which includes client and site visits,” he says.

Ros, a member of the WCRA Executive, says for her, there is no question whether to get vaccinated.

“It is about future proofing my family, my job and where I work. While it is a personal choice currently, for me to not be vaccinated puts myself and others at greater risk and I’m not prepared to do that.”

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“The simple facts are that vaccinated workers are safer and are at less risk and more productive.”

Tony Khoury, Executive Director WCRA New South Wales

So, please follow the lead of your coindustry colleagues John, Shirley, Mark, Nathan, Ben and Ros and get the jab.

We believe that vaccination is the pathway back to pre-COVID-19 normality and it is clear that vaccination is the only way to end this cycle of lockdowns and restrictions.

WCRA supports our members, big and small, in their endeavours to achieve fully vaccinated workplaces.

We support COVID-19 vaccinations, and we encourage all members’ employees and contractors to get vaccinated as promptly as they can.

We have an opportunity as an

industry to lead by example, by taking on the responsibility to get ourselves and our workers vaccinated as soon as we possibly can.

To protect our workers and our industry, we need to minimise the potential for positive transmissions at waste management sites. The sooner we can increase the jab rate, the better our industry will be protected.

For many parts of Sydney, the NSW Public Health Orders require authorised workers to be vaccinated, so the choice is simple – get the jab or obtain a medical certificate with a valid reason or there’s no job.

The WRCA believes that having fully vaccinated workers will help to end the cycle of lockdowns and restrictions.

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