{"id":41022,"date":"2025-11-12T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infrabuild.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=41022"},"modified":"2025-11-05T18:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:07:51","slug":"meet-ryan-paillis-driving-recycling-innovation-in-queensland","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.infrabuild.com\/our-stories\/meet-ryan-paillis-driving-recycling-innovation-in-queensland\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ryan Paillis: Driving Recycling Innovation in Queensland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet Ryan Paillis \u2013 Recycling Leadership in Queensland | InfraBuild National Recycling Week\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LlCoFjunATM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As State Manager for InfraBuild Recycling Queensland, Ryan Paillis knows the recycling landscape better than most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cQueensland is the most competitive scrap market in Australia,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cWe have five metal fragmentisers within a 45-minute radius, so it is a unique challenge. How we secure intake as part of our business is an ever-changing model, and we are always looking at how we can do it better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That constant innovation keeps the recycling network strong, helping InfraBuild produce quality products for both domestic and export markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen our mills do not need that material, we still make a sellable product that is quality for export. It is good for the planet, it is good for society, and it allows everyday people to earn a living,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan believes scrap metal plays a vital role in both the economy and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScrap metal is a real salt-of-the-earth trade. We pay good money for good material, and that creates opportunity for people. 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