Zero Waste: Some other examples
Some examples of New Zealand businesses working towards Zero Waste include:
Carter Holt Harvey Tissue
Since 1996 Kawerau Mill has reduced waste from 760m3/month to close to zero. Schemes include:
- Undersized wood chips sent to horse trainers,
- Bailing wire is recycled as scrap metal
- The centres of paper reels are manufactured into linerboard, sack kraft and corrugating media or into energy.
Contact:
Kevin Wilson on
Ricoh Group NZ
Sales and service of photocopiers and printers (designed with the environment in mind). Ricoh offer a take back service for old photocopier machines and toner cartridges. In it's day-to-day operations Ricoh collects as many materials for recycling as possible including obsolete machines, aluminium, toner cartridges, polyethylene plastic, paper and cardboard. They also run a successful in-house recycling programme that staff willingly participate in.
Contact:
Margie Barriball, 09 915 1482.
Fuji Xerox
Collect copy and print cartridges for recycling. The latest products coming onto market are designed with recyclability, energy saving, long life, low emissions and high-speed duplexing copy function in mind. They also make recycled paper.
Contact:
Auckland: (09) 377 3834
Wellington: (09) 385 1799
Christchurch: (09) 374 4700
Interface Carpets - Their path to sustainability is guided by a seven step plan.
- Make modular carpet (low waste during production and installation), broadloom carpet, floor care products, flooring adhesives and access flooring.
- They also service every one of these products plus many other leading Australian and New Zealand brands though their own national service company, Interface Services.
Contact:
Website: www.interfaceap.com
Phone: 09 441 9850
Toyota NZ, Palmerston North - The team at Toyota’s National Customer Centre in Palmerston North has the goal of being one of the first Zero Waste businesses in the Manawatu.
- Non-recyclable waste from the Centre’s $60M turnover national parts warehouse has reduced 25% in the past year due to continuous improvement activities.
Waste reduction initiatives include:
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