Winslow is committed to protecting and enhancing the environment in which we operate, and where possible, we replace materials with environmentally sustainable alternatives.
Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week (November 7-13) was a great time to celebrate some of the Winslow Infrastructure teams’ achievements at the Lathams Road Upgrade project, as well as reminding the workforce of Winslow’s commitment to sustainable practices.
The team took part in a toolbox with the workforce, reminding everyone of The 5 Rs of Recycling: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle.
Reducing our waste by recycling not only keeps valuable materials out of landfill it also benefits the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Some big wins that we have had on the project regarding recycling-based initiatives:
- Polyrok kerb mix: We are diverting more than 3 million pieces of soft plastic from landfill through the use of Polyrok in our kerb mix, equating to about 13 tonnes of soft plastic being recycled and diverted out of landfills.
- RPM pipes: We have diverted more than 220,000 plastic milk bottles through the use of RPM drainage pipes on site.
- Office waste: The project has diverted 50 per cent of office waste from landfill. This has seen a steadily increasing this year and it has been great to see the team engaging with recycling initiatives within the office.
The LRU project team took part in a quiz to test their sustainability knowledge regarding project recycled materials, project targets, and general knowledge on National Recycling Week.
Site Engineer Vidunith Gamage scored an unbeaten 100 per cent and was rewarded with a $50 gift card.
It was great to see that the engineers listen to toolbox talks and read sustainability updates.