{"id":351468,"date":"2024-08-01T19:02:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T09:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=351468"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:02:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T09:02:43","slug":"plan-to-investigate-recycle-reuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/08\/01\/plan-to-investigate-recycle-reuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan To Investigate Recycle \/ Reuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_234302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234302\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mark-pitt-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-234302\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mark-pitt-200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mark-pitt-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mark-pitt-200-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Burnett Regional Council CEO Mark Pitt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>August 1, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Regional Council will receive $750,000 to investigate the establishment of &#8220;industrial circular economy precincts&#8221; in Kingaroy and Murgon.<\/p>\n<p>The funding, announced by the State Government on Thursday, is part of a larger funding package for projects across the Darling Downs, South West and South Burnett region (see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/08\/01\/projects-to-transform-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate report<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Council CEO Mark Pitt said a business case for the precincts would be drafted to investigate the impact on economic development in the South Burnett, including job creation and the more efficient use of resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The aim of an Industrial Circular Economy Precinct would be to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimise waste generation and environmental impact by promoting the reuse, refurbishment and recycling of materials, including agricultural waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Create closed-loop systems where waste from one process becomes a valuable input for another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Create resilient, local supply chains that are sustainable, efficient and low-waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The precincts would foster collaboration between different industries, businesses, researchers and stakeholders to drive innovation in product design, manufacturing processes and business models.<\/p>\n<p>There would be environmental benefits by reducing the footprint of industrial activities, as well as the opportunity to build more resilient supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>The SBRC wants to conduct a robust options assessment and develop a detailed business case for the two precincts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developing a &#8220;circularity plan&#8221; for the South Burnett was canvassed at a Red Earth Leadership Forum in Murgon in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A key proponent of circularity is\u00a0Bega Cheese executive chairman Barry Irvin AM, who spoke at the forum.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Irvin led the development of a successful\u00a0 \u201ccircularity plan\u201d for the Bega region in southern NSW, which was featured on ABC-TV&#8217;s Landline program on July 21 this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/08\/01\/projects-to-transform-region\/\">Projects To &#8216;Transform Region&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>External link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-07-21\/bega-circular-economy-renewable-target-sustainable-waste\/104108834?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_medium=content_shared&amp;utm_source=abc_news_web\">Bega&#8217;s Bid To Become A Circular Economy<\/a> <\/strong>(ABC Landline)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Burnett Regional Council will receive $750,000 to investigate the establishment of &#8220;industrial circular economy precincts&#8221; in Kingaroy and Murgon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":234303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,22,3],"tags":[1131,21,28],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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