The Penrith team is ensuring “reduce, reuse, recycle,” is not just a slogan, but that it is put into practice every day. The Penrith facility has accomplished 50% of its sustainability goals, including zero waste to landfill and 100% global sourcing of sustainable or certified wood.
“We continue to make progress on our ESG initiatives and have already made significant headway on our goals.”
HAMISH WHITE
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
We caught up with Hamish White, operations director at the Penrith plant, who talked us through the plant’s sustainability journey. “We developed our ESG priorities by evaluating our current state and looking for solutions,” said Hamish. “Now we have fast-tracked our journey and accomplished many of these.”
Reuse
In the journey toward achieving zero waste to landfill, the first crucial step was to evaluate the waste production processes and identify the types of waste reaching landfills. The Penrith team discovered that plastic banding was getting tangled with other waste, making it difficult to separate. By sorting waste into designated bins, they were able to remove plastic pieces effectively, while non-plastic items could be recycled or reused. Thanks to the consistent dedication of employees throughout the plant, this new process significantly reduced the waste sent to landfills.
