Containers for Change is driving towards a cleaner future with trucks moving containers across South East Queensland to run a pilot of renewable diesel.
The 12-month pilot will involve part of the Cleanaway fleet transporting containers for recycling across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast running on HVO100, supplied by Viva Energy Australia.
HVO100 is a fossil fuel alternative made from renewable resources, such as used cooking oil, that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 91 per cent.
Natalie Roach, Chief Executive Officer of Container Exchange (COEX), the not-for-profit organisation that runs Queensland’s container refund scheme, said the move to low-carbon fuel reflected the organisation’s commitment to maximising the environmental, social and economic impacts of the scheme.
“More than 1.5 billion containers are returned in South East Queensland through Containers for Change every year. That’s over half of the state’s total,” Roach said.
“Through our pilot with Cleanaway, where renewable diesel is used, containers will travel with a smaller carbon footprint, ensuring the recycling process is as clean as the outcomes it delivers.”
Containers for Change is Queensland’s largest community-facing recycling system. More than 11 billion containers have been returned to refund points since November 2018, putting $1.1 billion in 10-cent refunds back into pockets of Queenslanders.
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