full circle issue 3

ISSUE 3 • WINTER 2012

This Issue:

Hampton Park expansion secures clean fill operation for 20 years

New partnership turning waste into alternative fuel

Cleaning up to make way for the New Royal Adelaide Hospital

CONTENTSSetting the foundations for a green retirement .3

Hampton Park expansion secures clean fill operation for 20 years ..................................4

New partnership turning waste into alternative fuel ............................................5

Cleaning up to make way for the New Royal Adelaide Hospital .........................................6

New PEF facility opens in Malaysia ..................8

BITUMIX .....................................................9

Making a ‘concrete’ difference to people living with disabilities ......................................... 10

World class soil treatment facility at McLaren Vale ......................................... 10

Personnel Page .......................................... 11

FULL CIRCLE NEWSLETTER

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This year has certainly been a unique year. The effect of market forces such as the continuation of the GFC and the introduction of the Carbon Pricing Mechanism on the Australian Economy has had a constricting effect on the wider construction market.

In this uncertain market we have renewed our focus on our customers, supporting their projects to achieve beneficial outcomes for clients, the environment and ResourceCo.

Notwithstanding this climate we have seen several major civil and infrastructure projects develop. This has been one of the key ingredients in the ResourceCo Group’s resilience.

The new Royal Adelaide Hospital (nRAH) project continues developing and the excavations are progressing well. We have so far received approximately 160,000 tonnes of soil at both SWR and Lot 202 facilities. The total project should consist of over half a million tonnes of excavated concrete, asphalt, high level contaminated, low level contaminated, Intermediate Waste Soil, and Waste Fill from the site.

Our Joint Venture, Southern Waste ResourceCo, has also seen major developments with the completion of a new 800m2 contaminated soil treatment shed. The total project, once completed will have a 4,000m2 footprint that includes a concrete apron around the shed. This operation has been constructed according to EPA requirements, and will allow the facility to treat soil above disposal criteria and also treat materials for re-use.

Further afield, we have acquired a new 60 hectare site in Victoria next to the SITA-ResourceCo Hampton Park operation. The new facility can receive clean fill and wet clean fill from excavations for management and disposal and contributes to the rehabilitation of the former sand quarry located onsite.

The end of December saw the successful formal opening of the Alternative Fuel facility for ResourceCo Asia in Ipoh, Malaysia. Further details on page 8 of this edition showcase the spectacular opening ceremony held at the facility.

The iconic Adelaide Oval project is progressing rapidly. McMahon Services have worked within a tight deadline to demolish and remove approximately 20,000 tonnes of material from the site to ResourceCo. As part of the early works package this project has also seen 5,000 tonnes of PM2 material delivered back to the project, through CatCon.

As always, we are keenly tracking industry changes over the next 6-12 months, in an effort to maximise the opportunity for and support of our customers during these challenging times.

Regards,Simon BrownManaging DirectorResourceCo Pty Ltd

ResourceCo’s Green Concrete is providing the foundations for one of Adelaide’s most progressive retirement developments.The Angle Vale Gardens Retirement Estate is taking shape at Angle Vale, blending rural charm with easy access to local facilities.

It is ResourceCo’s first project with the Gannon Lifestyle Group, a family company which has built retirement villages in three states.

ResourceCo Account Manager Andrew Silvestri said the company was providing its 25MPa concrete, produced from a blend of recycled aggregates and reducing the project’s carbon footprint by up to 65 per cent.

The concrete will be used in foundations for the current stage, in which 90 retirement villas will be built over the next 18 months.

The estate offers two and three-bedroom freestanding villas with private yards and single or double garages, with all gardening and maintenance taken care of.

A planned community centre will include lounge and dining areas, a library, gym and hairdresser.

ResourceCo is the first concrete company in South Australia dedicated to maximising the use of sustainable aggregate

and sand in the supply and manufacture of concrete. It is one of the largest recycling businesses in Australia, accepting and processing more than 1.5 million tonnes of waste each year.

ResourceCo concrete is a high quality alternative to standard concrete and helps builders and developers comply with Green Star environmental ratings.

SETTING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A GREEN RETIREMENT

ResourceCo concrete is a high quality

alternative to standard concrete and

helps builders and developers comply

with Green Star environmental ratings.

SITA-ResourceCo has expanded its operation at Hampton Park in outer Melbourne with the purchase of a 60 hectare parcel of land.

The land, sold by Holcim Australia, and located in one of Australia’s largest growth corridors, includes a former sand quarry which is currently being rehabilitated by SITA-ResourceCo.

Site Manager, Deane Reid, said the expansion secured enough space for the company’s clean fill operation for at least 20 years.

“It will support our facility for the long-term and reinforces our commitment to developing sustainable infrastructure in Victoria,” he said.

“The SITA Hampton Park Resource Recovery Precinct provides a comprehensive resource recovery ‘one-stop-shop’ solution for our customer base, with landfill as a last option.”

The Hampton Park site can receive clean fill and wet clean fill from excavations, and in 2011, the site received more than 400,000 cubic metres of clean fill – a large slice of the

South Eastern Victorian market.

SITA-ResourceCo’s construction and demolition (C&D) site at Hampton Park is the only site in Victoria that offers a full range of resource recovery and recycling solutions for this sector. It accepts both clean C&D streams to be recycled into road base material, and mixed C&D waste, which generally contains a mix of soil, concrete, brick, metal, timber, plastic and other materials. The concrete is crushed into a recycled road base material and the soil is used to rehabilitate the former sand quarry on-site. The one-stop-shop approach improves efficiency for customers, reduces cartage requirements, as customers can dispose material and back load quality road base, and the sites also diverts significant amounts of waste from landfill.

Maximising the recovery of recyclable materials also adds value to what was once considered waste.

The SITA Hampton Park Resource

Recovery Precinct provides

a comprehensive resource

recovery ‘one-stop-shop’

solution for our customer base,

with landfill as a last option.

HAMPTON PARK EXPANSION SECURES CLEAN FILL OPERATION FOR 20 YEARS

A new ResourceCo partnership with Visy Recycling will divert approximately 20,000 tonnes of waste from landfill each year by turning it into alternative fuel.

Since April SITA-ResourceCo, a joint venture between SITA-Australia and ResourceCo, has been receiving residual waste from Visy Recycling for use at its $20 million alternative fuel facility at Wingfield in South Australia – the only one of its kind in Australia.

The residual waste represents all the material remaining after Visy’s Materials Recovery Facility has sorted the household recyclables it receives – including cardboard, plastics, glass and steel – into various streams for its own recycling processes.

Visy Recycling General Manager, Resource Recovery, Gary Whitehead, said the company was committed to zero landfill of by-products from its processes and services.“We have always offered extremely high recycling and diversion rates and now can offer our South Australia clients incredible recycling diversion from landfill – almost 100 per cent,” he said.

“Visy will initially send around 20,000 tonnes of material to the SITA-ResourceCo Resource Recovery Facility from its operations throughout South Australia. As we continue to grow our business, we expect this to increase over time.”

SITA-ResourceCo Sales Director, Jim Fairweather, said the Visy contract enabled both companies to increase their efforts to divert waste from landfill.

“This is an exciting first step in a strategic program for

Visy Recycling,” he said.

Dry materials such as mixed plastics, timber and textiles have a high level of embedded energy that can be recovered, processed and used in the production of alternative fuel at the SITA-ResourceCo facility.

The facility has a 95 per cent recovery rate which is great for improving environmental outcomes for SITA-ResourceCo and Visy,” he said.

The fuel feedstock comes from construction activities, refurbishment and site fit-outs, manufacturing plants and other pre-sorted waste streams, such as the one by Visy.

The SITA-ResourceCo facility at Wingfield processes approximately 150,000 tonnes of raw material each year and converts it to around 85,000 tonnes of processed engineered fuel (PEF). The fuel produced can then be used as a substitute for coal and gas in high-combustion facilities such as power stations or cement kilns. Of the remaining 65,000 tonnes, the bulk is recycled into other resource recovery streams such as metals and recycled construction materials, resulting in only 5 per cent going to landfill. There is great capacity for growth – the facility can handle up to 350,000 tonnes of raw material per year.ResourceCo developed PEF as a partial replacement for fossil fuels at the Adelaide Brighton Cement kiln in South Australia. The environmental benefits include reduced use of fossil fuel and a reduction in landfill emissions.

New partnership turning waste into alternative fuel

There is great capacity for

growth – the facility can handle

up to 350,000 tonnes of raw

material per year

The new Royal Adelaide Hospital (nRAH) is the largest infrastructure project in South Australia’s history – and Southern Waste ResourceCo is playing an important role.

Southern Waste ResourceCo is handling the disposal and logistics of waste soils from the project site.

“This is certainly a large scale project; we expect that there will be in excess of 10,000 truck movements. Between 10 and 40 trucks a day are involved,” Darren Gilder Account Manager of Southern Waste ResourceCo said.

Southern Waste ResourceCo is carrying out the work for client Leighton Contractors who are managing the earthworks on site for the Hansen Yunken/Leighton Contractors Joint Venture.

The new hospital is being delivered as a Public Private Partnership under the State Government’s Partnership SA Model and forms part of the reformed health system.

It is located in the west end of the city, in the old railway yards along North Terrace. The new South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, is being built alongside it.

Materials from the nRAH site have been sent to several ResourceCo sites including, Lonsdale, Dry Creek as well as the McLaren Vale site.

Construction on the new hospital started in late 2011 and is scheduled to be completed in 2016.

The new hospital will replace the Royal Adelaide Hospital which opened in 1840.

It will be the biggest public hospital in the state costing an estimated $2.1billion.

Cleaning up to make way for the New Royal Adelaide Hospital

Southern Waste ResourceCo is handling the disposal

and logistics of waste soils from the project site.

It’s full steam ahead for ResourceCo Asia’s newly built Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF) manufacturing facility, in Ipoh, Malaysia.

The facility is expected to move to full commercial supply of alternative fuel to Lafarge Malaysia following a trial which commenced in May, 2012.

The trial is to allow Lafarge to make adjustments to their kiln to allow the feeding of the alternative fuel, test the logistics and product specifications.

The Ipoh plant was officially opened in December by Ms Bi Yong Chungunco, CEO of Lafarge Malaysia and Mr John Patten, Chairman, ResourceCo Asia. The fuel generated from the facility will co-fire the Lafarge cement kilns in the Ipoh, region, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels.

ResourceCo Asia specialises in sourcing and processing of various waste streams into alternative fuel for the cement industry.

ResourceCo Asia has an exclusive fuel supply arrangement with Lafarge Malaysia. Lafarge is a world leader in cement manufacture.

ResourceCo Asia CEO, Guah Eng Hock said a PEF feedstock baling facility had been commissioned.

“The PEF feedstock is baled and placed into containers for transportation to Ipoh, Malaysia. The feedstock is further processed into PEF at our Ipoh plant and tested for qualityand specification compliance before delivery to Lafarge’s Cement Plant in Kanthan,” said Mr Eng Hock.

New PEF facility opens in Malaysia

The fuel generated from the facility will co-fire the

Lafarge cement kilns in the Ipoh, region, reducing

the reliance on fossil fuels.

ResourceCo Asia personnel reviewing Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF) delivered to Lafarge kiln.

Miss Biyong Chungunco Lafarge Malaysia CEO and Mr John Patten ResourceCo Asia Chairman, cut the ribbon to open the ResourceCo Asia Ipoh facility.

One of the stars in the ResourceCo product line-up is BITUMIX®, a cost effective alternative to some asphalts pavements.

It also can have a major benefit to working conditions as Korvest Ltd discovered when it used BITUMIX on a storage area at its Kilburn site.

“Previously it was a dust bowl in summer and a quagmire in winter,” said Korvest Maintenance Manager, Steve Fraser.

“The area we have used it in has quite a heavy forklift traffic load, so we conducted a trial of BITUMIX to see how it would cope.

“We were very happy with the product so now we’ve laid it on a larger area.

Mr Fraser said Korvest was considering laying BITUMIX in other areas on the site.

ResourceCo developed BITUMIX with the assistance of a grant from Zero Waste SA in 2005. ResourceCo commissioned the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) to undertake research to develop a range of bitumous based pavement material using reclaimed asphalt.

The research and development was conducted at ARRBs Melbourne facilities.

“It took about 18 months of lab trials and different mixes,” said ARRB’s Bob Andrews.

“When we found what we believed to be the right mix we built a trial haul road, into ResourceCo’s weighbridges at Wingfield. It’s a heavy traffic area and that went really well so then it was ready for production,” he said.

Mr Andrews said BITUMIX was ideal for many uses, including for local government in residential areas.

“Rather than long delays when building roads, if councils use BITUMIX the job can be constructed and ready for use much quicker,” he said.

BITUMIX is manufactured in ResourceCo’s pugmill at Wingfield, in South Australia. The pugmill incorporates a specialist emulsion dosing tank.

BITUMIX is predominantly used as an alternative to deep lift asphalt but can also be used as a wear course in minor trafficked areas, car parks, footpaths, road shoulders and hard stand areas.

“It’s a product that enables overall construction and maintenance costs to be reduced,” said ResourceCo Account Manager, Andrew Silvestri.

“The beauty of BITUMIX in road construction is that it is almost immediately trafficable and ready for hot mix.”

It is manufactured from BITUMATE®, another ResourceCo product, with the addition of an exclusive high float bitumen emulsion at nominated dose rates.

The addition of emulsion partially reactivates the residual bitumen binder that is retained during the manufacturing process. The combined total binder content greatly improves the mechanical interlocking and binding of each particle within the pavement.

Manufacture and supply is carried out under the strict quality control and production procedures in accordance with the ResourceCo Quality Assurance System.

BITUMIX®

Benefits of using BITUMIX®• Cheaper & cost effective alternative to some asphalt pavements• Can be laid without the use of an asphalt paving machine• Reduced dust generation through traffic and normal wear and tear• Increase in life expectancy over non-bound pavements• Decreases maintenance cycles and associated costs• Re-uses reclaimed asphalt thereby reducing disposal to landfill• Can be laid cold, unlike normal asphalt mixes• Can be stored for several days before use

Applications for BITUMIX®• Intermediate structural layer on thick asphaltic concrete roads• Grain storage facilities• Wearing course for light traffic roads• Road shoulder construction and repair• Hard stand areas• Footpaths, fire tracks & walking trails• Light & medium duty car parks• Driveways

BITUMIX® is a registered trademark of ResourceCo Pty Ltd

A state-of-the-art undercover soil treatment facility has been developed at Southern Waste ResourceCo (SWR).

The recently commissioned facility allows for the full suite of treatment options at the one location.

“It’s a purpose built facility, representing a significant commitment to our clients in the Civil Construction and Remediation industry,” said Brett Jarvis, Site Manager, Southern Waste ResourceCo.

It can receive soil for storage with customers coordinating their own

treatment services, storage and disposal options, right through to a full soil storage, treatment and disposal or re-use option through SWR.

Southern Waste ResourceCo will assist the customer in determining what solution best fits their needs and is based on the soil composition and level of contaminants.

Constructed to comply with EPA requirements, the facility includes the 800m2 contaminated soil treatment shed and has a 4,000m2 footprint that includes a concrete apron around the shed.

A seemingly small contribution from ResourceCo to South Australia’s leading providers of disability services will have a direct impact on the lives of over 350 South Australians living with disabilities.

In February scosa, the Spastic Centres of South Australia (scosa), approached ResourceCo for help to renovate a much needed room in their Mitcham Hub.

“ResourceCo have been great supporters of scosa, having previously donated toward our Plympton Hub renovations” said Ms Nicole Graham, Chief Executive.

Enough concrete to turn an unusable room into a functional and

valuable storage area was all it took to make a big difference.

“We were happy to be able to help out in way that has made a difference. ResourceCo has a strong commitment to the community in which we live and work. It’s good to be able to help others in need” said Eddy Crosato, ResourceCo Concrete Divisional Manager.

“Having this storeroom will enable scosa to reduce current off-site storage costs, which means more income can go directly to supporting over 350 people living with disabilities,” said scosa’s Ms Graham.

ResourceCo looks forward to being able to assist, where we can, in the future.

World class soil treatment facility at McLaren Vale

Making a ‘concrete’ difference to people living with disabilities

IPWEA Excellence Award for Sustainable Aggregates SASustainable Aggregates South Australia has received a prestigious award for excellence.

The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia bestowed the award for excellence during it’s annual conference, Doing More with Less, in Adelaide in May.

IPWEA is the peak body for Public Works in South Australia and promotes and advocates public works.

SASA was nominated for the award by the Australian Road Research Board.

“We believe SASA is making a significant contribution to the recycling industry,” said Bob Andrews from ARRB.

“We also think it’s significant that the recycling industry is collaborating for the betterment of the industry,” he said.

Sustainable Aggregates South Australia is the peak body organisation representing the Resource Recovery and Recycling Industry.

Funded by the South Australian Government Department Zero Waste SA the role of SASA is to inform, develop and promote the use of recycled aggregates sourced from inert hard wastes such as concrete brick, asphalt and rubble.

SASA is a partnership between Zero Waste SA, ResourceCo and other industry partners.

ResourceCo’s Andrew Wilson, says SASA gives the industry a forum for discussion and importantly enables the establishment of industry standards.

“SASA was formed on the basis of getting commonality between recyclers,” said Andrew Wilson.

“A footprint for best practice is being developed for the industry. Recognising high benchmark standards of manufacture and product certification branding within the industry is another key priority,” he said.

SASA also promotes the technical capabilities of recycled products and environmental benefits.

“The IPWEA award gives credibility to SASA and to what we are trying to do – create a great product from recycled materials that is good for the environment.”

Former Australian Rules Football player Barry Rowlings joined the SITA-ResourceCo family in late 2010 as an account manager.

He played for Hawthorn between 1975-78 and Richmond 1979-86, captaining the team in 1983-84. In 1979 Rowlings won the Jack Dyer Medal, awarded to Richmond’s best and fairest player.

He played in two premiership teams, one at each of his clubs and since his retirement from footy he’s been involved in player development.

These days Barry is still heavily involved in footy, he is the Director of Football at Caulfield Grammar School and has been involved in the development of many current players such as Chris Judd, Brent Hartigan and Tristan Cartledge.

“ I was appointed Director of Football at Caulfield

Grammar when my son Jay started in year seven, fifteen years ago. It really is great to be involved in the development of young players,” he said.

Barry works at the Hampton Park site, in Victoria. His job centres on ensuring that clients needs are met.

“At the end of the day the job is about building relationships and making sure the client is happy with the service and product they receive from SITA-ResourceCo,” said Barry.

“I really enjoy my job. I get to meet a lot of different people and the team I work with is great.

Barry also likes running and bike riding. Barry is married to Rhonda and has two grown children Chelsea and Jay.

Face of SITA-ResourceCo Victoria

Now that the weather is getting cooler, I am starting to think about planting my own vegetable garden. It is a great activity, on your own or as a family, because it is a lot of fun and has a heap of health and environmental benefits. Actually planting and tending the garden is physical activity which will burn calories and tone muscles. Plus, you get to choose which chemicals (if any) and how much are used on your food. I’m a huge fan of organic produce and always want to know exactly what I’m putting in my body so that’s a really good thing. In an environmental and sustainability sense, if everyone had their own veggie patch the world

would be a much nicer place. Think about how many trucks, cardboard boxes and how much plastic packaging is used to get vegetables from the farm to the grocery store and on to your plate. Imagine the decrease in carbon emissions if the amount of trucks was reduced and the number of boxes and bags that were needed to be produced was to drop. There’s some food for thought! Now all I need to do is to decide what vegetables to plant in my very own garden. At this time of year I’d suggest lettuce, carrots, spinach and cabbage.

Enjoy your gardening!

Growing Green for Spring

HEAD OFFICE Corner Wingfield and Hines Roads, Wingfield, SA 5013 PO Box 542, Enfield Plaza SA 5085 Tel (08) 8347 3329 Fax (08) 8347 3556 Email [email protected]

ResourceCo locations Wingfield - Cnr Wingfield and Hines Roads Wingfield SA Lonsdale - Meyer Road Lonsdale SA Dry Creek - Waste derived fill site, Hanson Road Extension Dry Creek SA Singapore - 33 Maude Road, #02-01 YTC Building, Singapore 208344 Malaysia - Lot 149522 Lebuh Perusahaan Klebang 10, IGB Industrial Park, 30010 Ipoh, Perak Malaysia

SITA-ResourceCo locations Wingfield - Wilkins Road Wingfield SA Lonsdale - Onkaparinga Eco Precinct, Christie Road Lonsdale SA Hampton Park - Hallam Road, Hampton Park Vic

Southern Waste ResourceCo McLaren Vale - Corner Tatachilla and Main South Road, McLaren Vale SA 5171

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