Hi everyone,\u00a0
The second week of November marks the start of National Recycling Week and for us at InfraBuild, recycling is very important.\u00a0
The theme of this year\u2019s National Recycling Week is \u2018join the cycle\u2019 which is something that really resonates with me because steel is a product that can be recycled, turned into new steel products and in the future, those steel products can be recycled and made into new steel.\u00a0
For us at InfraBuild, recycling is core to our business. We are as Australia\u2019s second largest metals recycler, and\u00a0we take old steel to make into new steel in our electric arc furnaces.\u00a0\u00a0
This approach also forms part of our product innovation. We have launched SENSE 600\u00ae which is our new range of reinforcing bar.\u00a0
SENSE 600\u00a9 is manufactured from 100% scrap metal and is made with 16.7% less raw materials compared to our standard Grade 500N reinforcing bar.\u00a0
This goes to us playing our part in ensuring the ongoing cycle of steel being used and reused \u2013 rather than ending up in landfill.\u00a0
Recycling week is a good reminder for us to turn our attention to see if there are any old metal objects stored away at home or in the shed we just don\u2019t use anymore. \u00a0
With 26 recycling sites we can take metal for recycling, so have a look this week and encourage your family and friends to do the same \u2013 we\u2019d love to take your ferrous and non-ferrous metal.\u00a0
Throughout this week we will be showcasing a whole lot of interesting stories and videos on why recycling metals is important to InfraBuild, as well as the wide and varied things we have recycled \u2013 such as trains and planes!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below is a video from my recent visit to our Hexham recycling site, it was great to catch up with the team there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n