New Program Will See Old Bins and Other Goods Recycled
A new $5.1 million program at the Sulo facility at Somersby, funded by the State and Federal Governments and industry will see old kerbside bins and other goods recycled to create new bins ahead of the region’s possible introduction of the FOGO service.
It was revealed by a central coast council report in 2020 that 59 per cent of what goes into the region’s red bins is food scraps and garden waste or Good Organics and Garden Organics which should go into the green bin. Because of this, the council decided to introduce the FOGO service for the central coast. The introduction of the FOGO service has been identified as a key step in diverting waste away from landfills and taking a step forward into a sustainable future.
However, there are a number of stages in the investigation and planning phase that need to be reached before a commitment to this processing technology and procurement of processing solutions which can be undertaken. The council has been investigating how to make FOGO work for the central coast community through regional opportunities.
The Executive General Manager Sales, Marketing and Innovation for the Pact Group, which owns Sulo, Siobhan McCrory, said old bins were already recycled but other materials needed to be recycled to help make the new bins. Once there is proof of recycling then this will enable manufacturing to support the plans to roll out FOGO. The Sulo project is one of the 22 state-wide to benefit from $24 million in funding aimed at increasing NSW’s recycling capacity by 120,000 tonnes each year.
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