Closed Loop Environmental Services
Official sustainability partner of Sydney Motorsport Park and the ARDC.
Closed Loop came on as Sydney Motorsport Park’s official Cleaning and Waste Management/Environmental Sustainability Services partner in early 2022, with the aim of reducing our waste and footprint and increasing our recycling and upcycling, renewable practices, and creating our circular economy.
Working in partnership is essential to reducing and diverting waste from landfill and upcycling it into products that can be reused. By working together with Closed Loop, we can educate stakeholders and customers about sustainability and deliver a venue of best practice in sustainability for Western Sydney. Closed Loop has already begun a program with the Alpha Hotel next door to SMSP, to take on their organic recycling from their business and restaurant.
With this partnership, we will not only reduce our environmental impact and make a positive difference in the community with recycling, but also upcycling waste into products that can be reused helps to extend the life of those products and reduces the need for new resources. In addition, it helps to create jobs and support the local economy.
ON-SITE RESOURCE RECOVERY AT SMSP.
SMSP currently sorts on-site in a dedicated area for recycling/upcycling. Site disposal bins include Soft Plastics, Green Waste, General Recycling, and Landfill, and have introduced our own Bio Cups with dedicated cup and lid recycling stations.
We also recycle all oil, steel, paper and cardboard, and utilising the current NSW bottle recycling scheme has already resulted in a $6000 return, which will be put back into sustainable incentives for the Park, ie a garbage compactor and organic waste composter.
Total waste recycled – 1,234 square metres, or twenty-six 40-foot containers.
Closed Loop 12-Month Audit, 2022-2023
149,000 cups and 130,000 cans/containers recycled.
2023 CLOSED LOOP 12-MONTH WASTE AUDIT OF SMSP
The Waste Audit scope focused on the dominant waste streams of General Waste, Comingled Recyclables and Cardboard.
‘Specialty’ Waste types such as Liquid Waste, Sanitary Waste, Tyres, Oil and Security Waste were also included.
Geographically, the audit focused on the primary waste generation areas of the venue including the primary catering area, venue office, garages, and spectator stands/zones.
METHODOLOGY
The SMSP waste audit was conducted by Closed Loop at the SMSP precinct for the following situations:
- From beginning of Feb ‘22 to end of Jan ‘23
- General day-to-day functioning of the venue (7 days/1 week)
- Major Events include :
- Powercruise ’22
- SuperCars ’22
- World Time Attack ’22
- Shannon’s Nationals ’22
The Waste Audit scope focused on the dominant waste streams of General Waste, Comingled Recyclables and Cardboard.
Specialty’ Waste types such as Liquid Waste, Sanitary Waste, Tyres, Oil and Security Waste were also included.
Geographically, the audit focused on the primary waste generation areas of the venue including the primary catering area, venue office, garages, and spectator stands/zones.
2022 AUDIT RESULTS
In order to create a full Waste Management and Sustainability Plan, Closed Loop conducted an audit of major events within the first four months of its commencement with ARDC (February to June 2022).
THE STATS
- From a baseline waste production of 20% recycling / 80% landfill, our first four months with Closed Loop saw a staggering turnaround of 66% recycling / 34% landfill.
- Our April event, World Time Attack, saw figures of 77.9% diverted from landfill, and in May, the Shannons MA Championship was 71.2% recycled/diverted.
- We hope to exceed our target of 80%+ before the year is out.
