STAFF at South Melbourne's Szencorp Building are among the best recyclers in the country, with each occupant producing almost 100 kilograms less waste than the average Australian office worker.
The Szencorp building has been awarded the highest waste-management rating under the National Australia Built Environment Rating System (NABERS), which rates
the performance of existing buildings.
Its four-star waste rating, out of five, adds to its five-star NABERS ratings for energy and water. The building's 2009 waste audit revealed that each occupant produced 79 kilograms of landfill and recycling waste a year, compared to the Australian average of 173 kilograms.
Szencorp Building owner and developer, Peter Szental, said the aim was to reach five stars for waste.
"Our recycling rate is 76.3 per cent and each occupant only produces 303 grams of waste per day, but we need to do better,'' Mr Szental said. ''By our calculations, we need to halve the amount of overall waste produced per person and increase the recycling rate by a further 10 per ent to achieve a five-star waste rating.''
Further improvements will include supplying staff with reusable containers and mugs and donating magazines to schools.
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