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ADSS receives Waste Minimisation Funding
The Ministry for the Environment (MFE) has announced that Auckland Drum Sustainability
Services (ADSS) is a recipient of funding from the inaugural round of funding applications
n 2010. A total of 163 applications were received of which ADSS was one of only 25 projects
to receive funding.
Making use of ADSS's existing collection infrastructure, this project will commission a new
plastics recycling and washing plant to convert 'hard to recycle' HDPE plastic scrap
(number 2 plastics) into material reusable within New Zealand. The plastics recycled will
include a mix of post consumer and post industrial plastic scrap ranging from 5 to 1000 litre
plastic containers which have contained substances such as paint, oil, food ingredients and
industrial chemicals. The washed and processed material will be supplied to the New Zealand plastic packaging industry as a direct substitute for imported virgin plastic polymer in a range of existing and new products. The project is one of very few in the country to focus on "hard to recycle" plastic packaging and represents a significant "cradle to cradle" opportunity for Auckland Drum, the plastic packaging industry and their customers alike.
The Waste Minimization Fund (WMF) has been set up to boost New Zealand's performance in waste minimisation.
The MFE says the WMF will help fund waste minimisation projects that will increase resource efficiency, increase reuse, recovery and recycling, and decrease waste to landfill. Lifting New Zealand's performance in recovering economic value from waste also provides environmental, social and cultural benefits, and reduces the risks of harm from waste.
