One of Laminex New Zealand’s core objectives is to improve the environmental sustainability of our manufacturing operations, warehouses and our corporate offices. We are committed to advancing on the path to sustainability through the management of:
- ● our raw materials
- ● our waste
- ● our energy consumption
Each of our facilities has a detailed annual sustainability plan in place to drive continuous improvement in reducing our environmental impact and we are dedicated to involving our employees in these initiatives. Laminex New Zealand is also an active member of the Sustainable Business Network and the NZ Green Building Council.
While Laminex New Zealand has several sustainability successes to its name, one that has come direct from the shop floor is the “Reclaim, Reuse and Recycle’ initiative adopted by the sales, distribution and supply chain teams. Born from the desire to aid our customers in reducing waste-to-landfill, the distribution teams began a take-back scheme on the bearers, cover-sheets and pallets used to package and transport orders. Each year, this scheme removes over 180 tonnes of waste from landfill, as well as reducing the raw materials which would have been required to replace these items.
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Laminex New Zealand has taken a loss and made it into a profit by turning wood waste at the Taupo site into energy bricks – an innovation that has been given the thumbs up by industry experts for saving the planet thousands of tonnes of landfill waste and greenhouse gas emissions every year. The 'briquette machine' compresses sander dust (from making particleboard) into a renewable energy source – briquettes – and removes about 1,000 tonnes a year (72 wheelie bins a day) from landfill.
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