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We’re working with councils and businesses in New South Wales to increase the amount of glass we recycle so that we can pack more of it into new bottles and jars. Belinda shares how recycling goes from your home to our recycling facility in Alexandria to our glass manufacturing facility in Penrith.

CDS Vic is helping to reduce litter and boost the circular economy. 20 millions containers have been returned to our Mildura depot, putting almost $2 million back into the pockets of locals. A big thank you to Minister Steve Dimopoulos for visiting the site and meeting the team. 

Congratulations to Bayside City Council who won the Visy sponsored Community Engagement Success of the Year Award at last night's Waste Innovation and Recycling Awards in Melbourne, for their Roving Repair Program. Visy is proud to partner with Bayside to transform the contents of their residents recycling bins back into new packaging products right here in Victoria.

After a big two weeks, the annual major maintenance shut down at our Tumut pulp and paper mill finishes today. We’ve been cleaning and inspecting the site and equipment to ensure it operates safely and reliably for the next 12 months. This year’s shut down included: up to 1,300 people on site more than 20 technical specialists from overseas over 600 scaffolds 15 cranes.

Each year we recognise teams and employees who exemplify our values and make a big contribution to Visy through the CEO Values Awards 🏆 This year’s winners are innovating cutting edge new products, building outstanding value for our customers and implementing new safety policies to ensure everyone gets home safely – all with a passion for what they do 🌠 Congratulations to this year’s winners 👏: Customer Focus Melinda Borg, Visy Sales Relentless Pursuit of Best Value Rachel Goh, Visy Logistics Singapore Acting with Urgency, Passion and Energy Clayton Crutch, Visy Pulp and Paper Tumut Developing Excellence in People Nick Kairua, Visy Logistics Auckland Safety and Environment (individual) Sandeep Ralm, Visy Board Hamilton Safety and Environment (site) Visy Recycling Alexandria

We had the pleasure of hosting representatives from Brisbane City Council for a tour of our recycling facility on Gibson Island and cardboard box factory in Hemmant. We’re proud to partner with BCC to recycle material from Brisbane residents’ kerbside bins and turn it back into new packaging for iconic Queensland food and beverage brands.

We were pleased to support Foodbank Victoria, Australia’s largest food relief organisation, and Bega Group's Vegemite by supplying 436,000 150g Vegemite jars to communities facing food insecurity. Being glass, the jars can be easily recycled through household kerbside recycling bins to be make back into new glass packaging. We proudly make these jars at our glass manufacturing facility in Spotswood, Melbourne. Donations like this are one way we're helping to address food insecurity and hunger—both aims of #WorldFoodDay.

The biggest risk to our recycling facilities are lithium battery fires. Around 30 battery-related fires happen every day at waste and resource recovery facilities across Australia, according to the Australian Council of Recycling. While we do everything we can to mitigate against the potential for fires, we need the community to help us, and genuine Extended Producer Responsibility, to tackle this issue. Never put any batteries in a bin. Find your closest drop off location: https://lnkd.in/gQ-uRWNd

Emma is helping us harness the benefits of safe and healthy workplaces. She values the team environment and potential for professional and personal growth. Find out more about Emma’s role with us: https://lnkd.in/giQtygSF #WorldMentalHealthDay

Making boxes for over 800 customers at our Hemmant facility means our team knows how to turn things around fast. Take a peek behind the scenes as we change over our machine for the next customer order. From different sizes and shapes to board types and print design, our custom solutions offer the flexibility and choice to meet our customers specific needs.