Correctional Complex Generic

COMPANY Correctional Complex

LOCATION Australia

INSTALL DATE October 2021

INDUSTRY Correctional Services

The Green Solution

The Corrective Service Commissioner outlined sustainability targets for all facilities throughout NSW. Diverting food waste from landfill and reducing the high cost of handling this waste was a key priority.

They were looking for a technology that could deliver on these targets, the WasteMaster was chosen based on being Australian owned, made and would provide a usable output with real benefits to the environment and be part of a truly circular economy.

Quantifiable Results

Since October 2021 Installation:

  • Food Waste Loaded – 32,219 Kg.

  • Residue Sent to AD – 16,947 Kg.

  • CO2eq reduction for site – 57.35 tonnes.

Positive Outcomes

  • Residue has been sent to Earth Power Anaerobic Digestor in Camellia (rather than to landfill) where it is use as fuel to create green energy fed into the electricity grid.

  • 84,034 kWh of electricity produced from the residue.

  • Enough green electricity to power 5,115 homes for a day.

Environmental and Operational Benefits

  • Environmental credentials improvement

  • Socially responsible (ESG), credentials increased

  • Re-purposing food

  • Reduced waste disposal costs of circa 20%.

  • Improved cleanliness of waste area.

  • Creating a pathway form residents to become educated.

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