Kennedy’s Timbers Win Award for Recycling Power Poles On 1 April 2011 Kennedy's Timbers was awarded the 2010 ENERGEX Innovation in Sustainability Award. Kennedy’s now recycle old ENERGEX poles and cross arms to sell as recycled timber, a process that has now been extended to shorter length poles, further reducing the amount of waste that would otherwise go to landfill and reducing ENERGEX’s carbon dioxide emissions. More information at www.kennedystimbers.com.au.   Sydney - Direct Pallets Start Waste Pallet Pickup and Recycling Service Direct Pallets in Sydney have started up a pick-up service ideal for odd or out of size pallets that are unsuitable for recycling as re-usable pallets. Instead of being landfilled these pallets are fully recycled as wood chip for garden mulch, animal bedding or playground softfall. The cost? Cheap! Often half the cost of the big waste bin companies. This new service is in addition to their new and used pallets reuse services. More information at www.directpallets.com.au.

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