The opening ceremony, held recently in Laverton, Melbourne, was the culmination of a successful partnership between REDWAVE and Visy. Wayne Russell, Executive General Manager Recycling at Visy, confirms: “By building our new glass recycling facility with REDWAVE’s leading optical sorting machines, we have doubled the amount of glass we recycle,” explained Mr. Russell. 

The plant, with an impressive processing capacity of 200,000 tons of waste glass per year, can process both mixed recycled glass and glass from the newly established Victorian container deposit system. State-of-the-art sensor-based sorting technology ensures precise sorting by color and size to recover high quality products for glass production.

“Working with REDWAVE guarantees us access to state-of-the-art equipment and a renowned technology partner,” continued Russell. REDWAVE, as general contractor, was responsible for the entire process from engineering to commissioning, ensuring maximum yield from the plant.

The implementation of REDWAVE mate smart plant software optimizes plant efficiency through real-time data collection and processing, enabling customized, autonomous plant operation and setting a new standard in glass processing.” We are proud of REDWAVE’s significant contribution to the prevention of glass landfill in Australia. 

Australia.Thanks to the outstanding sorting quality of our plant, we can now reintroduce this glass into the recycling cycle and thus enable the production of new bottles,” says Silvia Schweiger-Fuchs, Managing Director of REDWAVE.

As proof of the success of the project, REDWAVE has already been awarded a follow-up contract for the construction of another glass recycling plant in Yatala near Brisbane, which is expected to be completed in early 2025.