Moving forward, iQ Renew will develop further secondary processing facilities for its recyclable material, extracting even more value from resource recovery.
These secondary sorting facilities will:
- Sort Plastics into:
- Recyclable plastics (PET/HDPE) flaked feedstock, that may be used by domestic and global manufactures;
- Residual plastics converted into fuels and chemicals;
- Sort Glass into:
- Large particle washed and optically colour separated for down stream manufacturing;
- Washed and crushed into construction grade sand;
- Sort Paper and cardboard into high grade feedstock for international and domestic manufacturers.
| MRF Output | Up until now | Issues | iQ Renew Solution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recyclable plastic | Baled and shipped to China. | Now banned. | Adding plastic flake capability to MRFs – can be used by domestic and global manufacturers. |
| Residual plastic (non-recyclable) | Currently landfilled or stockpiled. | Now banned. | Utilising Cat-HTR technology (exclusive Australian licence) to chemically convert residual plastics into fuels and chemicals. |
| Glass | Stockpiled. | Cheap imported glass has driven down prices. | Adding optical sorting and crushing facilities for glass at MRFs. Results in high value glass and crushed feedstock for construction sand. |
| Paper and cardboard | Baled and shipped to China. | China imposed restrictions on the quality they will allow. | Additional sorting results in high grade feedstock for local and domestic manufacturers. |