A Scullin-based company is set to change the way the dairy industry tackles waste, with a new recycling machine designed to give milk processors the ability to recycle used milk bottles on site.
Popit Recycling has secured funding to build three of its innovative machines, including one at Procal Dairy in Campbellfield. The technology allows processors to take back and recycle old bottles, tackling one of the industry’s biggest waste challenges.
The project supports the dairy sector’s target of moving from zero to 20 per cent recycled content in HDPE bottles by 2025.
Until now, the costs involved in producing recycled bottles have been a major barrier.
Popit Recycling’s breakthrough could help overcome hurdles while making it easier for producers to reduce their environmental footprint.
Scullin MP Andrew Giles said the company’s work highlighted the power of local innovation.
“This particular project will remove the financial barrier to producing recycled milk bottles, making it a better option for local producers and a better option for our environment,” Mr Giles said.
Based in Scullin, Popit Recycling is one of only a handful of businesses across the country pioneering new approaches to recycling in food and beverage manufacturing.
The company hopes to set a new standard for sustainable practice across the industry through the development of technology which can be adopted on-site and used instantly.
“I congratulate Popit Recycling on its impressive work so far and look forward to seeing its exciting progress,” Mr Giles said.
