Keen to see what was changing in the industry, I visited Daniel Thewma at the Future Recycling plant in Shepparton and was pleasantly surprised.
Shepparton, thanks to Daniel and his team, is not only keeping up with industry environmental standards, we are blazing a trail for others to follow.
Future Recycling is certified Carbon Neutral by Climate Active, whose certification process is one of the world’s most rigorous.
The team achieves this impressive standard through a number of measures, including fuel saving initiatives, renewable power and also through the purchase of carbon offsets.
This standard is not a matter of box ticking, it has involved major changes to the way business is done and evidence of these measures is made public through disclosure statements on the Climate Active website.
Perhaps more impressive about their environmental achievements is the fact the process is being kept local.
The Future Recycling team is a team working to give Shepparton and the surrounding region the best possible service in any way possible, including providing the region’s only 24-hour public weighbridge.
Such is their commitment to ‘keeping it local’ they are the only regional metal recycler processing all the metal onsite before it is sent to smelter. All the sorting and shredding is done in Shepparton, not offloaded to a third party in Melbourne or interstate.
Whether you live on a farm or have a backyard, if you have any metal to clear off your property and you’re concerned about the environment or your community, it’s worth giving Future Recycling a call.
After all, it’s your future too.
Peter Wicks
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