Diversion and Circular Economy

Landfill diversion is all about turning waste into a resource, by keeping materials out of landfill and recycling these for a new purpose. The measure of how much waste is recycled or recovered and doesn’t end up in landfill, is called a diversion rate. At BINGO, we’re targeting diversion rates of greater than 75% and we’re achieving this through investing in new separation technology to increase resource recovery. We independently verify our diversion rates – this is industry leading. As part of our “beyond compliance” approach, we commissioned asset auditors Arcadis to undertake an independent verification of resource recovery rates at our Auburn, Minto and St Mary’s recycling centres.

Resource recovery is a process of separating recyclable materials from waste and turning these into new resources to be used again. BINGO's state-of-the-art recycling centres sort and recover 14 different material streams. We also manufacture 5 recycled products from the resources we recover.

The five materials we reprocess are:

1. Brick & Concrete
2. Steel
3. Timber
4. Green Waste
5. Paper & Cardboard

What are the products we produce from the recovered materials:

1. Road Base (Base material: Brick & Concrete)
2. Scrap Metal (Base material: Steel)
3. Mulch (Base material: Timber)
4. Compost (Base material: Green Waste)
5. Recycled Cardboard (Base material: Paper & Cardboard)

The materials that we recover create a closed loop material flow that feeds back into the building lifecycle. They are used for civil works, infrastructure projects, landscaping, residential and housing.

To learn more about waste management strategies and our drive to increase diversion rates of waste contact us.