Circular Wine Group praises Marlborough recycling changes
New waste management rules in Marlborough will add impetus to recycling efforts by the wine industry, says Circular Wine Group member Jim White.
After five years giving a new lease of life to vineyard posts, Marlborough-based company Repost is getting its own upcycle, in a joint venture with timber manufacturer OneForty One, which mills micronised copper azoleated (MCA) posts at its Kaituna Mill.
The local collaboration means Repost can offer a trellis post lifecycle service – for every MCA trellis post they sell they will repurpose a copper chromium arsenate treated post from the purchaser, diverting broken posts from landfill to give them a second life as farm fence posts.
It’s essentially a trade-in policy, says Repost cofounder Greg Coppell.
“It’s not often that the most sustainable solution is also the most economic one.”
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