Every year Kimbriki receives large amounts of engineered timber waste at the Mixed Waste drop off, 100% of which was ending up on landfill prior to the trial starting.
In May this year, Kimbriki, in partnership with reDirect Recycling commenced a 12-month engineered timber recycling trial aimed at tackling the problem of engineered timber ending up in landfill.
โThis trial allows customers to separate their frame and truss off-cuts, pallets, particleboard and other engineered timbers and drop them at Kimbrikiโs designated Engineered Timber drop-off point for collection and recycling by ReDirect Recycling into new particle boards,โ said Peter Davis, CEO, Kimbriki.
โCustomers who separate engineered timbers from their mixed waste, will only be charged $288 per tonne, which saves customers $120 per tonne on the mixed waste price. So, itโs a win for the customer and the environment, and were pleased to be partnering with reDirect Recycling to provide this service,โ said Peter.
โThe core purpose at reDirect Recycling is to create a circular economy by closing the loop on waste whilst offering the benefits of cost savings to customers and we are really excited to have the opportunity to partner with Kimbriki on this trialโ said Aaron Hudson, CEO, redirect Recycling.
The trial should not only see a huge reduction in carbon emissions but over 1,500 tonnes of wood waste will be saved from landfill over the 12-month trial period.
However, to make this trial into a sustainable program Kimbriki needs the help of the local community and trade customers. At present, in addition to the separate loads coming in, Kimbriki staff are manually retrieving engineered timbers that are being tipped in the mixed waste drop-off point and moving them to the engineered timber drop off for recycling.
Peter Davis, CEO, Kimbriki said โwe estimate that a significant proportion of the engineered timber that has been recycled to date, has been picked out of the mixed waste drop off by Kimbriki staff. To make this program viable in the long-term we need the local community, and in particular our trade customers including builders, cabinet makers, commercial wood suppliers and frame and truss companies to help us and their hip pocket out by sorting out their engineered timber before coming to Kimbriki. We have a range of interpretive materials available and staff at the transfer station are trained to assist customers to understand what is accepted under the discount rate, check our website or contact Reception to get started.โ
Northern Beaches Residents can also participate in this timber trial through their Northern Beaches Council bulky goods collection until September. See details hereโ https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/services/rubbish-and-recycling/bulky-goods-collection/timber-recycling-trialโ.
ReDirect Recycling is a waste management company who focus on collection and transport to the treatment of materials, with the aim to produce new products from old resources and return them to the market.
