Resource recovery is the activity of separating materials from waste that can be recycled into new products or used as an energy alternative to fossil fuels and is actioned with the goal of diverting as much waste from landfill as possible. It’s a part of an important goal being adopted worldwide which is to secure a waste-free and more sustainable future.

 

The efficient use of resources is what underpins the objective of resource recovery in NSW and is shaped by a hierarchy of 3 priorities outlined in the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001, which is avoidance, resource recovery, and disposal. This hierarchy is most popularly known by the mantra reduce, reuse and recycle.

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Resource Recovery is very useful in Waste Disposal, we can recover over 80% of waste to be recycled and used as a energy alternative to fossil fuels, diverting as much waste from landfill as possible.

Lets secure a Waste Free and more sustainable future!