Veolia has delivered a custom designed waste compacting solution to Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay that has cut weekly waste collections by almost 66%, reducing transport emissions by the same amount and halving waste operation costs.
The secret to the compactor’s success is its size. The Terminal only had a small shared garbage room, so the Veolia team had to create a bespoke option that could fit in the room and still deal with the waste produced by its three restaurants. That solution was a tiny 10m small hook compactor unit and a baler for cardboard.
“It’s not unusual for waste rooms to be included as an afterthought in commercial buildings, so our team has mastered the ability to develop creative solutions for difficult waste problems,” said Veolia’s NSW Environmental Services Manager, Brett Jones.
“We worked with our supplier to design a bespoke unit that could fit within the constraints of the site. This compactor can accept up to 3.5 tonnes of waste at a time, which has made an enormous difference to how often it needs to be collected.
Previously, the Terminal’s general waste was collected twice a day and cardboard was a daily service. The new compactor and baler means that general waste only has to be collected once a week and cardboard bales three times a week. That’s a reduction of 17 truck movements every week or 884 truck movements every year.”
According to the Port Authority of NSW the installation of the new compactor and baler has directly translated into a 50 per cent reduction in waste operation costs at the Terminal. It is all part of the Authority’s drive to embed sustainable practices across its business.
The compactor and baler for the Overseas Passenger Terminals is just one small part of the many solutions that Veolia can bring to bear to help businesses large and small meet their sustainability goals, according to Mr Jones.
“As a company with a global footprint we understand that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all model to reduce waste and improve the sustainability of any enterprise and are always prepared to develop creative solutions,” he said.
“Whether we deploy new technology like the bespoke compactor, a dashboard to monitor waste in real time to the see the immediate impact of sustainability changes, or develop streamlined systems to make recycling and resource recovery easier, Veolia has a multitude of unique solutions to help everyone, from a small business right up to an ASX listed company, meet and surpass their sustainability targets.”
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