Salamander Bay business put corflute signs to good use Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens Port Stephens News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 18, 2023 Corflute signs ready to go through the grinder. FOR 32 years, Deeps Engineering have made it their focus to reduce their environmental footprint by getting as much plastic waste out of our bins and recycled correctly. Deeps Engineering, based in Salamander Bay, specialise in custom plastic injection moulding. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au “We invested in a large-scale grinder, giving us the ability to cut the waste going into our bins by almost 60 percent, which is huge for us. “We not only grind and recycle our plastic waste but we have now teamed up with Hunter New England Health, Salamander Bay Recycling Center and our local parliament members and collected clean waste to recycle,” said Rachel Jameson, Sales, Marketing and Production Manager at Deeps Engineering. The company’s most recent discovery is that corflute signs, like the ones used in last weekend’s Referendum, are another of the materials that can be recycled and put to good use. “At Deeps Engineering, we can grind these signs up and use them in various products we manufacture, keeping them out of landfill and entering them into the circular economy. “We have always had the ability to recycle some of our materials in small quantities but wanted to do better,” said Rachel. With the Referendum last weekend, Rachel noticed a lot of signs popping up in the area and knew the opportunity was there to open up as a drop off point for these signs to be recycled. “After discovering corflute signs are made of polypropylene we decided to reach out to our local members, Meryl Swanson and Kate Washington. “They jumped on board and organised for pallets of corflute signs to be delivered from previous years’ voting polls. “We put them through the grinder and moulded some product out of it and it turned out fantastic,” said Rachel. “We are by no means a huge recycling plant, but we are doing what we can for our beautiful beach town and our local community. “We live in a beautiful part of the country with beautiful coastlines, walking tracks and parks and we should all do our part to keep it that way. “If we can help to remove some of the potential waste from going to landfill then we are happy to help,” said Rachel. Anyone in the local community with corflute signage, either from previous voting polls or for the Referendum last weekend, is encouraged to drop them off at 6 George Road, Salamander Bay to be recycled. “Please only drop off what we have asked for,” said Rachel. By Pat JENSEN Corflute election signs can be recycled for commercial use. The Deeps Engineering team. The large-scale grinder makes light work of corflute. Corflute signs from last Saturday’s Referendum can be delivered to Deeps Engineering for recycling.
