Visy has unveiled a major $48 million upgrade to its recycling and remanufacturing campus on Gibson Island.

The upgrade is part of Visy executive chairman Anthony Pratt’s commitment to invest $2 billion over the next decade – $700 million of that in Queensland – to reduce landfill, cut emissions and create manufacturing jobs.

“This is a very proud day for our company because we’re not only manufacturers, we’re actually in the landfill avoidance business which is good for greenhouse gas reduction as well because as things decay in the landfill they produce methane gas which is 84 times worse for climate change than carbon dioxide,” said Pratt.

 “So recycling is an important weapon against climate change.”

 The project will divert up to 39,000 tonnes of material from landfill – covering the equivalent of approximately 2,500 Suncorp stadiums – using a new state-of-the-art paper optical sorting plant.

Instead of going to landfill, Visy will recycle and remanufacture this kerbside waste from hundreds of thousands of Queensland homes into 100 per cent recycled paper and corrugated boxes for the state’s farmers, and iconic food and beverage companies..”

The upgrade was made possible thanks to co-investment support from the Queensland Government and is set to reduce landfill by up to 20kg per Queensland household annually.

The 100 per cent recycled paper will then be sent to Visy’s corrugated box plants, including the new one at Hemmant.

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