Waste Diversion Solutions

Food Packaging & Plastic Recycling

Shred-X is successfully challenging preconceptions of what can be put in the recycling bin, and offers circular solutions to divert waste destined for landfill. These solutions include saveBOARD and eWood.

from bin to board

Shred-X’s collaboration with saveBOARD, a low carbon building product similar to plywood and plasterboard, allows the growth of its waste renewal division through a commitment to diverted waste management solutions with minimal carbon kilometres, all while providing a new growth category. saveBOARD completes an end-product solution where recycled material such as food packaging materials can be regenerated and reused into world-class products while utilising our core capabilities in collection, processing and delivery channels.

The first Australian saveBOARD plant reprocesses liquid paperboard beverage containers, including both aluminium-lined aseptic packages and non-aluminum lined containers collected through the container deposit scheme, coffee cups collected through our disposable coffee cup collection program as well as other non-biodegradable materials from Shred-X collections.

zero waste to landfill solution

saveBOARD was founded with the sole purpose of solving the growing packaging waste problem in Australasia and finding sustainable solutions to increase waste diversion rates. By implementing proven, scalable upcycling technologies that turn locally collected non-biodegradable plastics and non-compostable packaging waste into locally distributed, high performance, low carbon building materials.

saveBOARD is committed to being an industry leader and putting an end to waste pollution. The saveBOARD product is a healthy board, made with zero water, zero glues, zero chemicals and zero VOC emissions or formaldehydes. The product’s green credentials meet all obligations under 14G of the Building Act, reducing waste from the environment and up to 90 per cent reduction in carbon. It is also possible to recover the waste generated from offcuts of non-compostable materials and end of life boards to be remanufactured into new board products, providing a zero-waste-to-landfill solution.

The first saveBOARD ANZ facility is operational in New Zealand with the first Australian facility based in Warragamba, outside Sydney in NSW. More information about saveBOARD is available at saveboard.nz

eWood® Solutions

In 2022 Shred-X acquired eWood® Solutions – a company diverting non-compostable products destined for landfill by processing their plastic components into unique ‘wood look’ garden products. Recycled plastic from printer cartridges, white goods and e-Waste components are collected and processed to make raised garden bed kits, sleepers, retaining walls, sand pits and fencing. What sets eWood® products apart from other DIY and garden accessories in the market, is the patented manufacturing process which allows for a wide range of different plastics to be used together to make the sustainable product range.

Made in Australia from 100% recycled materials, eWood is low maintenance, non-toxic, termite resistant and perfect for the Australian climate as a naturally UV stabilised material and in turn, is even 100% recyclable.

Read more about the eWood product range.