“Initiatives like the Construction Plastics Recycling Scheme can play an important role in achieving this. “Our vision is for Queensland to be a zero-waste society, powered by a circular economy – where waste is reduced, and resources are recovered and re-used,” Minister Scanlon said. It will see collection bins used at seven participating locations across south-east Queensland, providing the means for PVC off-cuts to be collected and recycled, with the waste material also audited and recorded. The scheme is administered by MPAQ and the Plastics Industry Pipe Association of Australia (PIPA), in conjunction with Iplex, Reece, Tradelink, and Vinidex. Ms Scanlon officially launched the scheme at Labrador Reece Plumbing Store today. Off-cuts of PVC pipes and fittings used in the construction industry can be saved from becoming landfill under an innovative pilot program introduced by the state’s plumbing industry and supported by the Queensland Government during National Recycling Week.Įnvironment Minister Meaghan Scanlon said the Palaszczuk Government had provided $26,000 to the Master Plumbers’ Association of Queensland (MPAQ) to support a six-month trial for a Construction Plastics Recycling Scheme.
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