Product Stewardship In Action

Guided by our long-standing Product Stewardship initiative and Responsible Pathways strategy, Zenith’s dedication to sustainability comes to life through supporting corporations to meet their social and environmental responsibilities. By providing a comprehensive end-to-end process, we ensure maximal environmental outcomes at every stage.

In partnership with Revert, Zenith was recently engaged by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to remove and responsibly dispose of 442 task chairs. The department’s environmental mandate prescribed that end-of-life furniture could not be conventionally disposed of in landfill. By utilising Zenith’s Product Stewardship services, the chairs were broken down and fed into the appropriate recycling streams ensuring optimal percentages of materials recycled.

The chair removal was efficiently conducted over the course of a morning and removed to a Zenith-partner facility. Here the chairs were disassembled into their primary component materials. The 442 chairs were broken down into metal, hard plastic, timber, foam, textiles and vinyl.

Zenith also provided a comprehensive project impact statement, offering assurance that all materials were responsibly processed. The report detailed landfill diversion efforts and quantified the volume of reclaimed materials, demonstrating our commitment to transparency and sustainable resource management. A total of 91.45% of the total weight of chairs was recycled.

Zenith’s partnership with DCCEEW exemplifies product stewardship in action, ensuring that end-of-life furniture is responsibly managed rather than sent to landfill. By seamlessly integrating recycling solutions and providing transparent reporting, we continue to help organisations achieve their sustainability goals; driving real environmental impact through responsible material recovery and reintroduction into the circular economy.

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