Infrastructure - 10
Tracks
Stream 2
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 |
| 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM |
| Currawong Room |
Overview
Rebuilding a MRF without missing a beat.
Stuart Garbutt, Re.Group
Details
The Hume MRF in Canberra processes 50-60ktpa of commingled recycling, including circa 35,000ktpa from kerbside collections in the ACT, as well as commercial recycling and kerbside material from various NSW Councils. RDT Operations, which is a Re.Group company, took over operation of the Hume MRF in early 2016. In October 2016 we commenced a major ($6m) upgrade to transform the existing 14 year old facility into a modern showcase of best practice resource recovery. The upgrade is being undertaken through a series of weekend shuts, so as not to interrupt usual processing services. Stuart’s presentation will detail the challenges of completely refitting a major recycling facility ‘on the run’, as well as the best practice systems which have been installed, including the glass implosion system and innovative optical sorting for the container stream.
Speaker
Mr Stuart Garbutt
Director, Operations
Re.Group
Rebuilding a MRF without missing a beat
4:50 PM - 5:10 PMBiography
Stuart is the CEO of Re.Cycle, the division of Re.Group that specialises in ‘yellow bin’ recycling. He has been involved in the waste and recycling industry since he became a qualified engineer in 1995. Prior to establishing Recycling Design and Technologies (RDT) he spent 10 years with Visy Recycling, working through the ranks from Graduate Engineer to Projects and Commissioning Manager for four states. At RDT he lead the design, supply, installation and commissioning of recycling projects across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Canada. Stuart is a hands-on leader, who is actively involved with all of our MRF operations.
Chairperson
Tracy Chalk
Head of Waste & Resource Recovery
Penrith City Council
