Business integrity is of the utmost importance to Kimbriki, its reputation and the viability and sustainability of its operations. Kimbriki expects the highest level of integrity from any person who acts on behalf of Kimbriki or is otherwise associated with Kimbriki.

Our Vision:

Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises is a centre of excellence for the promotion and practice of sustainable resource and waste management services.

Our Mission Statement:

Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises works with its community, customers, Shareholders, employees, partners and the waste industry to strategically deliver and promote innovative and efficient services that reduce waste to landfill and increase beneficial reuse opportunities.

Kimbriki Values and Behaviours:

RESPECT

  • Understands the impact of one’s communication and behaviour on others
  • Treats everyone (both externally and internally) with courtesy and respect
  • Demonstrates commitment to Kimbriki’s Vision and Mission

TEAMWORK

  • Listens to other points of view and works collaboratively
  • Shares ideas and information openly with others
  • Demonstrates a positive, enthusiastic approach, enjoys work and notices impact on others

INTEGRITY

  • Is honest and works within all Kimbriki’s policies and procedures
  • Sincerely seeks to understand
  • Notice and acknowledge the contribution of others

EXCELLENCE

  • Actively looks for ways to improve services and contributes to the success of new initiatives
  • Effectively adapts to change
  • Continually builds on knowledge and applies learned skills on the job

RESPONSIBILITY

  • Accountable and follows through on commitments
  • Is proactive, not reactive
  • Look after your own health and safety as well as others

About Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre

Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd (Kimbriki) is an innovative waste and recycling centre with a dry landfill located on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Kimbriki aims to be a centre of excellence for environmental services associated with the generation of waste and to provide education to the community..

Kimbriki is owned by Northern Beaches Council (96%) and Mosman Council (4%) and works with its community, shareholders, employees, partners and the waste industry to deliver and promote efficient services that reduce waste to landfill and increase resource recovery.

Kimbriki has a long, successful history and record of achievement dating back to 1974 when the gates first opened. Kimbriki was originally established as a landfill. Fees and charges were introduced in 1979.

Over the years, Kimbriki has grown in size and strength, and complexity.

In 1989-90, resource recovery operations for vegetation and scrap metal commenced on site and the Kimbriki Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre commenced.

This significant shift from waste disposal to resource recovery shaped the future of Kimbriki and today the site recycles over 80% of incoming wastes extending the remaining life of the Kimbriki landfill past the 2000’s and well into the 2040’s at the present rate.

To date, more than 4 million tonnes of waste has been diverted from landfill at Kimbriki through resource recovery operations on site.

The challenge to recover more continues with the mixed waste stream. Customers are encouraged to separate their wastes, which increases resource recovery, but also reduces the amount of waste landfilled.

In 2013, Kimbriki installed a landfill gas collection and gas flare. This captures ~400m3 per hour with ~45% methane.

In 2019, Kimbriki constructed and commissioned a Leachate Treatment Plant onsite. The plant captures and treats the leachate generated on site and is currently discharging up to 500,000 litres per day to the sewer.


Quick Facts 

Ownership: Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd, ABN 65 136 789 261 is owned by two Council Shareholders – Northern Beaches Council (96%) and Mosman Municipal Council (4%). The company is managed by an independent, non-executive Board of Directors.

NSW EPA licences: Kimbriki’s licences are available on the NSW EPA website. Enter the licence number to view the full licence.

     Environmental Protection Licence 13090 – for resource recovery

     Environmental Protection Licence 13091 – for waste disposal

Kimbriki’s monitoring reports are published monthly on this site. Click here to view the Environmental Compliance information. 

Size of site:  34 hectares

Number of Employees: 48 direct plus 30 contractors

Operations:
Open 7 days per week from 7am to 5pm. Closed only Christmas Day and Good Friday

On average, 1,000 vehicles access Kimbriki every day

Over 300,000 tonnes of waste received annually, with 80% currently being recycled. 

Products Received:

Landfill

Recyclables

Inert mixed (non-putrescible) waste

Non-Friable Asbestos

Insulation

VENM (Virgin Excavated Natural Material)

Mattresses

E-waste – televisions, computers and computer peripherals

Metal

Lead Acid Batteries

Motor Oil

Paint

Fluorescent tubes and globes 

Vegetation

Household bottles, cans and containers

Cardboard & Paper

Concrete, brick, asphalt and tiles

Tyres – car and truck 

Toys – charity toys for repairs

When a customer enters Kimbriki via the entry weighbridge, the Kimbriki Weighbridge Attendant identifies the waste type(s) – this is done by inspecting the load at the entry weighbridge. Depending on the nature of the waste or recyclable material, the process of handling and disposal from this point varies widely.

Some materials such as paper & cardboard, scrap metal, glass, aluminium, plastic containers, lead acid batteries, used motor oil, e-waste, and paint are aggregated and removed off site for recycling.

Other materials are processed into re-use products on site, for example, bricks and concrete are crushed and screened into aggregates; timber is shredded and screened to make mulches.

Goods recovered from the mixed waste transfer station are transferred to the Buy Back Centre and offered for sale.

Some wastes, due to their inherently risky nature, are securely buried on site. This includes asbestos, insulation, and mixed waste.

Contractors on-site:

ANL

  • operates the vegetation and wood waste recycling area.
  • receives between 75,000 and 90,000 tpa of vegetation and wood waste from Council collections, self-haul residents and commercial customers.

Concrete Recyclers

  • operates the construction and demolition recycling area.
  • receives between 80,000 and 150,000 tpa of waste concrete, asphalt, brick and roof tiles from local contractors and residents.

IQ Renew

  • operates the household recyclables area for council yellow and blue household bins, as well as public drop off.
  • recyclables are transferred off-site to sorting facilities.

 

Morris Civil

  • provision of plant and operators to support landfill operations.
  • operates the transfer station recovery and haulage.

 

Recycled products for sale at Kimbriki:

Kimbriki operates a Buy Back Centre which has been stocked with re-usable items such as furniture, building materials, fencing, sinks, windows and timber. Kimbriki staff source and recover these items from the waste being disposed to landfill. The shop operates 5 days per week and is CLOSED on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Concrete Recyclers produces a range of recycled roadbases, aggregates, gravels and sands.


Partners on-site:

Bikes 4 Life

Not-for profit charity, Bikes 4 Life (B4L), collects, restores and provides bicycles to marginalised and impoverished communities around the world. Volunteers attend monthly workshops to work on the bikes.

Bikes 4 Life aim to divert over 500 bikes from landfill every year.

www.bikes4life.com.au

 

Reverse Garbage

Is a not-for-profit creative reuse centre based in Marrickville, in Sydney’s inner west. Started by teachers in 1975, they redirect commercial and industrial waste from landfill to a new life with educators, artists, upcyclers, DIY enthusiasts, tinkerers, set builders, window dressers, community organisations, festivals, charities, and more.

Reverse Garbage also runs creative reuse community workshops through Kimbriki’s recently repurposed onsite space, The Hub.  

www.reversegarbage.org.au

 

TechCollect

Under the National Computer & TV Recycling Scheme, Kimbriki is an approved collection point for TechCollect, one of the Product Stewardship Organisations.

In the FY year 20/21, Kimbriki collected 300 tonnes of computers and TVs for recycling.

www.techcollect.com.au

Tumbleweed

The Eco House & Garden has an arrangement with Tumbleweed, selling a range of products to help people start their home composting and worm farming.

www.tumbleweed.com.au

 Kimbriki’s History:

Kimbriki was originally established as a landfill in 1974.  Fees and charges were introduced in 1979.

In 1989-90, resource recovery operations for vegetation and scrap metal commenced on site and the Kimbriki Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre commenced.

This significant shift from waste disposal to resource recovery shaped the future of Kimbriki and today the site recycles over 80% of incoming wastes extending the remaining life of the Kimbriki landfill past the 2000’s and well into the 2040’s at the present rate.

To date, more than 4.0 million tonnes of waste has been diverted from landfill at Kimbriki through resource recovery operations on site.

The challenge to recover more continues with the mixed waste stream the next target!

Communities & Environment:

Reducing greenhouse gases and odour
A gas flare is the final stage of the landfill gas collection system that was installed in late 2013. The system vacuums landfill gas from a network of pipes that has been installed in the landfilled waste. The collected gas is then burned at a high temperature of approximately 800 degrees C. Kimbriki extracts approx. 490cu m of landfill gas per hour. Landfill gas typically contains methane (45-60%), carbon dioxide (40-60%), nitrogen (2-5%) and other components such as oxygen, sulphur compounds, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, which comprise less than 1%. The global warming potential of methane is 21-28 times that of carbon dioxide, so it is better to burn Methane to convert it back into Carbon Dioxide and water, rather than releasing into the atmosphere. Trials with horizontal gas collection pipes laid in trenches have shown that gas can be collected from quite newly buried waste in landfill, with good results.

Kimbriki Eco House and Garden

Kimbriki’s Eco House and Garden, built in 1999, is a unique education centre dedicated to exploring how to live more sustainably. This special area comprises an organic garden and the Eco House, which was constructed primarily from materials recovered from the Kimbriki site, otherwise destined for Kimbriki’s landfill.

Approximately 4,000 visitors come through the Eco House & Garden every year to attend an educational workshop, to participate in a community group visit or school excursion, or to wander through the garden at their own pace. Workshops focus on organic waste management and waste minimisation and topics include self-watering garden beds, native bees, composting & worm farms, starting an organic vegie garden, pruning and propagation and natural food preserving.

The Eco House nursery offers a selection of plants that have been grown in the Eco Garden.

To support local schools in the Shareholder areas of Northern Beaches Council and Mosman Council, school excursions are provided for free. Students participate in an ecology workshop designed to support primary, secondary school and tertiary curriculum outcomes and tour Kimbriki’s waste and recycling facilities.