Transfer station to divert 70% of waste from landfill

Member for Bass Jordan Crugnale has opened a new waste transfer station in Pakenham, Melbourne. The Future Recycling facility has been fully refurbished in partnership with Sustainability Victoria and the Victorian State Government as part of the $35 million Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund.

The transfer station will provide the local community and businesses with a better option for disposing of their waste and has also created 10 full-time jobs, with more in the pipeline as the business expands.

The site will attract commercial and public customers and will be supported by bin hire, metal recycling, scrap metal and resource recovery services. The traffic flow in the site is well planned, as all deliveries are directed by waste stream to aid recovery and ensure efficiency.

At the new $4.5 million transfer station, material is sorted manually to recover the maximum re-usable and recyclable content and, according to Future Recycling, will divert at least 70% of the waste delivered to the site away from landfill. This will include up to 100,000 tonnes of builders’ waste, general waste, green waste and recyclables such as cardboard, car batteries and metals, including whitegoods and electronics.

In her opening speech, Crugnale stated, “The Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund program has awarded $15.1 million to support 47 projects so far. Our government will continue backing businesses like Future Recycling to improve the collection, sorting and reprocessing of recycled materials across Victoria.”

The investment includes the latest waste management equipment such as Sennebogen machinery and a brand new, computerised public weighbridge, which records the volume and type of waste, along with the client’s details.

Future Recycling Managing Director Tyrone Landsman explained, “Our aim is to extract as much recyclable material as possible from waste streams to avoid landfill.

“We strive to provide a comprehensive service that is tailored to our business customers’ needs, whilst being safe and innovative in our approach. We are really proud of our new transfer station. And thank Sustainability Victoria and the State Government for working with us on this project.”

Image courtesy of Future Recycling.