New cardboard compactor to boost recycling by 50%

Published on 24 June 2015

Recycling cardboard has never been easier in Monash following the opening of a $79,200 state-of-the-art cardboard compactor at the Monash Waste Transfer and Recycling Station.

Monash Mayor Paul Klisaris officially opened the compactor today. Residents, businesses and community groups can drop off any amount of cardboard for free at the waste transfer station,  where it can now be compacted on site before being transported for recycling.

Monash Council contributed $51,780 towards the project including a power upgrade to the transfer station to run the compactor. Other funding came from the Australian Packaging Covenant ($20,000) and Sustainability Victoria ($20,000).  The total cost of the project including the compactor and power upgrade was $91,780.

 “This initiative will increase the amount of cardboard being recycled while also reducing Council’s costs significantly,” Cr Klisaris said.

“Previously we had to transport loose cardboard every day to our contractor Visy for recycling and we could only fit about two tonne in a bin. With the compactor we can now fit up to eight tonne and we can also accept larger cardboard pieces.

“This means we can reduce our transport recycling costs by half and at the same time increase by 50% how much cardboard we can recycle,” he said.

The Monash Waste Transfer and Recycling Station (380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill) is open seven days a week from 7.30am to 4pm.