In 2024 ResourceCo worked with its partners to recover resources in the delivery innovative solutions to the management of a vast range of materials.
Significant milestones for the year included:
- Achieved >95% landfill diversion rate from combined C&D, C&I & tyre recycling operations.
- Opened ResourceCo’s first resource recovery facility in Queensland.
- Soil reuse and recycling’s multi-state expansion and new range of soil products.
- Opened Australia’s largest and most versatile tyre recycling site in Perth.
- Displaced the use of fossil fuels, reduced landfilling and decarbonised heavy industries by producing more than 250,000 tonnes of alternate fuels (PEF & TDF).
- Introduced Environmental Product Declarations for several of ResourceCo’s recycled products.
- Advanced our innovative textile resource recovery operations in Asia alongside celebrating 5 years of supporting Sumshine Kids Learning Centre in Malaysia.
ResourceCo Managing Director Simon Brown said it was important to celebrate a successful year.
“The new facilities, plants and equipment we’ve commissioned across the country in recent months will drive improved landfill diversion performance for businesses and councils, displace fossil fuel use by heavy industries with the products we manufacture and create new opportunities to abate carbon emissions,” he said.
“At a time when all eyes are on sustainability performance ResourceCo’s growing capabilities present more opportunities to our growing customer base than ever before.”
Brown highlighted the work of staff across Australia and Asia in driving the success achieved in 2024.
“Throughout this year ResourceCo has grown substantially, none of this would be possible without the committed people within each of our teams,” he said
“Our leadership development program, newly established Cooper Reid Cadetship and safety awareness focus campaigns (‘Safety Starts With Me’) bring our people together to share ideas, learn and grow.
“Across Australia and Asia we have fantastic teams of committed and agile people, I am grateful and proud of not only what we achieve, but importantly the way in which we achieve it. As we look ahead to 2025, we’re excited for further growth, innovation, and positive impact as an industry leader.”
