Where Does it Go?

A typical recycling day starts when the E&E truck leaves the depot at 6 am.

The driver will proceed along his designated route, laid out by the onboard computer system, ensuring no bins are missed. The truck can fit around 350 Wheelie-bins worth of recycling before returning to base.

Once at the E&E depot, the load is emptied into a large bunker so that any potential contamination not caught by the on-board cameras, can be removed. Then all of the recyclable waste is loaded into hook-lift bins ready for transportation to a Material Handling Facility in Narrabri, NSW.

Narrabri NSW is the home of Challenge Community Services Recycling Facility. They have been operating since 1992 and employ 33 people with a disability, and four vocational educators. They believe people with a disability are entitled to fair pay for a fair day’s work.

Challenge process over 10,000 tonnes of recyclable materials. Once sorted and compacted into cubes, the materials are sent to specialised recycling companies like Amcor, Visy and Impact Recycling for conversion into new products… All within a few days of your Wheelie Bin pick up.

All of the paper, including newsprint collected in our “Paper Only” is sent to Fibre Cycle in Toowoomba.

FibreCycle’s innovative litter and bedding products are created from >99% recycled paper, and processed into biodegradable, environmentally safe, pelletted paper products, with no additives or chemicals. The end product is virtually clean, odourless, dust-free and sterile at the point of manufacture.

History
The company originally collected and processed paper and cardboard for paper mills, when it developed the technology to convert old newspapers into absorbency products for domestic and industrial use.

Technology and process
The original technology and process was refined to create a uniquely formulated pelleted litter which is made from >99% recycled paper, with no additives or chemicals, and which exceeds the properties of traditional products.

Products
Product launches have demonstrated an overwhelming acceptance of this recycled paper product. This support from pet owners, breeders, veterinarians, pet shops and supermarket chains, has seen FibreCycle evolve from a local Australian business to a worldwide success. Products include: Breeders Choice cat litter, BreederCelect cat litter, Back-2-Nature small animal bedding and litter.