Post on 03-Jan-2021
TOWARDS 100% DIVERSION FROM LANDFILL
Geoff Hill, Chief Executive VIC
Best Practice Resource Recovery
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Overview of BINGO
1,000+
employees
20 Sites
300+
Trucks
3.8 mtpa
BINGO Industries is
one of Australia’s
leading recycling and
waste management
companies.
We provide end-to-
end solutions across
the waste
management supply
chain including
collections,
processing,
separation, recycling
and disposal.
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OUR VISION
Our vision is to Maximise the Diversion from Landfill.
Independently
verified
85%
75%We are
committed to
maintaining a
minimum
recovery rate
of 75%
Independently verified
average recovery rate
of 85% at the Eastern
Creek Recycling
Facility & 75% at West
Melbourne
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Our Zero Harm Rules – A safety commitment
Our Victorian Recycling Network
In the last two years, in VIC BINGO has invested more than $50 million in acquisitions and
committed an additional $50 million for upgrades of local waste management businesses and
poorly managed post-collections assets.
West MelbourneBINGO’s first advanced recycling centre in VICWest Melbourne is BINGO’s first recycling centre with advanced recycling equipment in VIC
• West Melbourne is located
6km’s from Melbourne’s
CBD
• Operational capacity of
350,000 tonnes per annum
• Formally reopened to the
public on 29 April 2019
• Now producing 8 products
and looking to develop 2
more, with a 75% recycling
rate
• Facility upgrades included:
– Extensive building
upgrade
– New state of the art plant
– Fully upgraded fire
system
BEFORE
BEFORE
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So, what needs to be done?
7PageSource: Department of Environment and Energy, Australian National Waste Report, 2018.
1. Increase Waste Disposal Levy
This will optimise the diversion of waste from landfill and promote the development of a truly circular economy.
% of Australian
waste generation
Waste Levy
Supportive policy
21%
$75
Highly
% of Australian
waste generation
Waste Levy
Supportive policy
33%
$141.2
Moderate
% of Australian
waste generation
Waste Levy
Supportive policy
25%
$64.3
Highly
QLD
VIC
NSW
% of Australian
waste generation
Waste Levy
Supportive policy
2%
$90.6
Highly
ACT
% of Australian
waste generation
Waste Levy
Supportive policy
2%
$0
N/A
TAS
% of Australian
waste generation
Waste Levy
Supportive policy
7%
$87
Low
SA
% of Australian
waste generation
Waste Levy
Supportive policy
10%
$65
Highly
WA
% of Australian
waste generation
Waste Levy
Supportive policy
1%
$0
N/A
NT
✓ Will further encourage
recycling - by sending
the right market signals
to industry
✓ Helps fund the EPA –
so is better resourced to
regulate and enforce
compliance in the
industry
✓ Help provide targeted
grants to further
promote investment.
✓ Ensure that Victoria is
consistent with its
neighbouring states &
avoid waste coming
across borders
Increasing the Waste Disposal Levy will optimise the diversion of waste from landfill
and promote the development of a truly circular economy.
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2. Create Demand for Recovered Materials
This is critical to establishing a sustainable recycling industry. The Government is able
to play a leading role in this area. There are plenty of projects to choose from:
Products such as
clean concrete,
brick and
concrete
aggregate, timber
& mulch are low
hanging fruit and
can quickly be
scaled up to help
close the loop and
improve overall
recovery rates in
Victoria.
Source: Macromonitor – Australian Construction Outlook Overview, June 2019
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3. Increase Collaboration in Supply Chain
• The last two decades has seen a significant expansion in the availability, quality and use of
recycled materials in construction projects, particularly in road pavements & led by VIC Roads.
• Where recycled material is supplied in accordance with the specification requirements, they
are considered as equivalent products to traditional quarry material.
• However, more can be done in sharing knowledge and collaborating in the supply chain.
B&D Recycled
Material
Concrete Crushing
Asphalt Plants
Construction
CompaniesProject Sponsors
MTIA (DoT); VIC Roads;
Transurban
Lend Lease, CPB, John
Holland, Laing O’Rourke Alex Fraser, Citywide,
Allied
Supplementary Material - a durable material added to a crushed rock to improve its workability and physical properties. A
recycled material (e.g. RAP, glass fines, crushed brick) may be used as a supplementary material.Source: VIC Roads Technical Note – TN107
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4. Improve Reporting Integrity
• Green Star is a voluntary sustainability rating system for buildings in Australia and
since 2003 has done great things in promoting sustainability of projects.
• However, we believe this can be further enhanced by mandating third party auditing of
recovery rates to improve confidence and integrity of the reporting system.
✓ Recovery rates independently
verified by a third party
✓ Enhance transparency within
the industry
✓ Lift the standards of waste
reporting.
Source: GBCA
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5. Promote Energy from Waste• There will always be residual waste material that cannot be recycled economically, but this
contains energy that can be captured and used productively.
• The benefits of waste-to-energy include; a net reduction in greenhouse gases, increased
resource savings, improved diversion from landfill and power generation to support
intermittent renewable energy sources.
• Australia is already behind other leading countries in terms of EfW processing.
Providing emissions standards, environmental and safety requirements are achieved, best
available technology is used, and the process does not cannibalise recycling activities, the
Government should remain technology-agnostic.
Source: WorldBank September 2018, What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050. Landfill includes open dumping, unspecified landfill and controlled landfill. Source: Infrastructure Victoria, October 2019.
OUR STRATEGIC INTENT:
Diversion of waste from landfill, through a recycling-led solution, investment in technology and continuous innovation to enhance sustainability outcomes and
maximise returns