Where do our collected materials go?

 

Cork
Collected from hospitaility and corporate clients in Melbourne’s CBD.
Sent to Embeltons, in Coburg for remanufacture into flooring, sound proof wall tiles, auto-gaskets and miscellanious other items such as cricket ball inners.

 

Metals
Aluminium and steel bottle tops, steel cork wires.
Sent to Southern Cross Metals in Williamstown for recycling.
Recycling aluminium uses 93% less energy than new aluminium.


Toner Cartridges
Ink, laser, photocopy, printer cartridges.
Sent to Close The Loop in Camberfield for recycling, returning the raw materials back to the original manufacturer for reuse in new printers and cartridges.


Plastics
Polymer codes 1-6, synthetic cork
Sent to Australian Composite Technologies, in Somerton, for creation of 'e-wood'.
CDs, CD covers, other plastics are sent to PGM Refiners, in Hallam. (see below)


E-waste
Computers, mobile phones, accessories, floppy disks, video cassettes
If in working order, resold or distributed to community groups in our Reuse program, or sent to Green PC for onsale to low income individuals.

If no longer working, sent to PGM Refiners, in Hallam, for recycling. PGM Refiners uses the following partner organisations for processing materials:

  • Metals – processed by Base Metals in Adelaide, and CMA Metals in Western Australia, for sale in Australian & overseas markets
  • Plastics/CDs – processed by Claw Environmental in Welshpool, Western Australia, and by Sims Plastics in Maribrynong, Victoria. Plastic polymers are sold within Australia and off shore.
  • Glass – processed at Zinifex Ltd (Oz Minerals) in Port Pirie, South Australia.
  • Printed Circuit Boards – processed at PGM refiners. Finished metal concentrate is often sold to mining companies and other high end refiners in Europe, USA and Japan.
  • Batteries - there are presently very few battery recycling facilities within Australia. Batteries are sent to Hydromet (Aust); Toxco (USA); SNAM (France); Umicore (Korea), who look after different chemistries for batteries.

 

We, at Green Collect, are committed to processes that are transparent and locally based.

 

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