first of its kind in Australia, separates food packaging from its contents to maximise organic resource recovery, and subsequently diverts these resources - which includes anything from sauce bottles, powdered baby formula, coffee products and tea bags to pet food - from landfill.General manager of national key accounts Peter Stephens said SITA was proud to expand its suite of resource recovery solutions to help Australian businesses put their waste to good use.
“SITA is the only waste management company in Australia to offer this innovative de-packaging solution, which transforms food waste into valuable resources while helping our customers reduce waste disposal costs,” said Stephens.
“Through this innovative resource recovery solution, products such as plastic coffee capsules, which previously would have been sent directly to landfill, are processed to allow the packaging to be recycled while the actual coffee is transformed into nutrient-rich compost.”
“Finding smart and reliable solutions to help our customers achieve their sustainability goals is at the heart of what we do, so we are incredibly proud to be formally acknowledged with this prestigious award,” he said.
