Jack Edwards Park has been enhanced with recycled plastic bollards, signage and furniture from Replas. In Barmah, Victoria, Moira Shire Council have included a selection of products made from recycled plastic. The 125 mm green bollards help deter vehicles and pedestrians in the park - modified with reflectors. A plank sign showcasing 'Jack Edwards Park' [...]
Alongside Lake Mulwala reserve and parks are recycled plastic 125 mm bollards, with chain fencing, from Replas installed in Moira Shire Council. Yarrawonga is filled with Replas products like bollards, furniture, decking and more. The 125 mm bollards from Replas features a pyramid shaped top that is ideal to define boundaries to deter vehicles and [...]
In 2017, Lockyer Valley Regional Council replaced the old rotting and cracked timber bollards at Anzac Park in Forest Hill in South East Queensland. Although square bollards are the usual product of choice for Lockyer Valley RC, they decided to install recycled plastic 150 mm round brown bollards from Replas. Like all recycled plastic products, [...]
Moreton Bay Regional Council in South East Queensland continue to replace timber bollards with recycled plastic Brolga bollards from Replas. Since mid 2018, brown Brolga bollards have been installed across many sites throughout the suburb of Burpengary on Hinchinbrook Court, William Hauton Road. Brolga bollards are tall and slender with an aesthetically pleasing profile that [...]
"They certainly look much better than the old 44 gallon drums we used to have, and they match our seats as well," explained Bill and Marje Ross of Korumburra Cemetery Trust of the newly installed recycled plastic bin surrounds. At Korumburra Cemetery in Victoria, Replas profiles have been used to create a custom bin surround [...]
In 2018, South Grampian Shire Council installed modified 100 mm bollards with red reflectors for their Cavendish public toilet car park. The recycled plastic bollards from Replas, looking like new, deters vehicles and pedestrians while providing a boundary to the area. 100 mm bollards are robust, with a pyramid shaped top that is partially hollowed [...]
Jackson's Landscapes in regional New South Wales, Tamworth, installed 145 mm bollards around Powerhouse Park on Carthage Street. The new Replas Pro installers included robust recycled plastic bollards from Replas that will outlast alternative material for many years. 145 mm bollards will not rot, split or crack and require little maintenance from the council. Bollards [...]
Body corporate at Monterey Estate in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, have installed new Replas Kingfisher seats around the garden area of the estate. For use by residents in the 88 townhouse complexes, these recycled plastic furniture products will look like new for years to come. The Kingfisher seat features 40 mm slats to provide maximum comfort [...]
Replas Pro, SR Engineering, have installed a new recycled plastic Fitness Trail at Frankston High School in Victoria. The variety of fitness equipment gives the students not only a great workout circuit but also a home for their soft plastics. Replas fitness trails are unique, outdoor, self guided exercise systems that are user and environmentally [...]
In San Remo and Kilcunda, Victoria, Bass Coast Shire Council have recycled plastic products installed throughout their municipality. This includes an in-ground Kakadu Seat and 125 mm Bollards in their parks and gardens. Kakdu Seats have a straight back with graceful, sculptured supports. Like all outdoor furniture from Replas, this seat will not rot, crack, [...]
In July 2019, Replas attended the New South Wales Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) 'Future of Soft Plastics' technical seminar series. With over 100 people at the event, Sales and Marketing Director Mark Jacobsen, took the time to discuss the possibilities that are in front of Replas and the ability to take in soft plastics. [...]
Landform Surveys have installed recycled plastic electrical bollards, 125 mm recycled plastic bollards from Replas, at the new Grammar Park Gardens Estate in Shepparton, Victoria. Using recycled plastic bollards means low maintenance and a durable solution for new electrical areas in new estates, parks, gardens and more. The 125 mm bollard from Replas is robust, [...]
Moira Shire Council are avid recycled plastic product customers for Replas, purchasing furniture, bollards and more for around their municipality. Installed in Koonoomoo are more Kookaburra Benches at a historical site in the town. Kookaburra Benches are designed for maximum comfort, a fit for purpose product for Moira Shire Council. Like all recycled plastic products [...]
A recycled plastic Kookaburra Bench and 125 mm bollards are installed at Yarroweyah Soldier Settlers Monument in Yarroweyah, Victoria. The Replas bench allows visitors to rest while visiting the public/memorial hall. Kookaburra Benches are designed for maximum comfort while the 125 mm bollards are enhanced with reflectors to define the entrance to the hall. Recycled [...]
Jerilderie Bakery in Murrumbidgee Council, New South Wales, have installed Premier Settings and a Kookaburra Setting in their outside eating area. Recycled plastic furniture from Replas will never rust, rot, split or crack like alternative materials. Having these settings outside gives Jerilderie Bakery a low maintenance, and safe picnic area for their customers. Premier Settings [...]
FieldTech Solutions have installed standpipe covers in Congupna, Victoria for ground water monitoring. "FieldTech Solutions is a company formed by eco-conscious people who have been supplying environmental equipment for the last 25 years to the groundwater, and contaminated land related industries." Using recycled plastic bollards from Replas, these pipes are safe, surrounded by a durable, [...]
Plants Whitsunday, a preferred Replas Pro, have installed a Brolga Bollard Fence at Conway Beach in the Whitsundays of Queensland. This stainless cabling fence provides a long term, durable solution to protect pedestrians from the new rock wall that was replaced after damage from Cyclone Debbie in 2017. Matt Stokes, Manager at Plants Whitsunday, explains [...]
"The City of Canada Bay was looking for an Australian product that was sustainable and reflected a colourful urban look that could be adopted into various elements in the design," explained Wendy Wright, Landscape Architect for City of Canada Bay in New South Wales. Recycled plastic Modular Benches were turned into storage boxes, planter boxes [...]
Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre (GESAC) have installed recycled plastic Kookaburra Benches inside their facilities. Located in Caulfield South, Victoria, this installation is ideal for an aquatic centre as recycled plastic products do not rust in the wet environment, and they will not split, rot or crack, making them safe for visitors and staff. [...]
"A big thank you for taking the time to show us around the Replas showroom and factory yesterday," explained Jacqui Wagar, Sustainability Leader for Style Craft. Jacqui, Tony and Daniel took a tour of the Replas Environmental Centre with Sales and Marketing Director, Mark Jacobsen, during National Recycling Week 2019. The Style Craft team and [...]
Hobsons Bay City Council have installed recycled plastic sheeting and Replas Sorrento Benches in their Altona Beach toilets and shower area. The sheeting is used as a barrier for the shower stalls just outside of the toilet rooms, and recycled plastic furniture, Sorrento Benches, are installed inside the changing rooms. Recycled plastic products are ideal [...]
For over 4 years, Northern Beach Council have had recycled plastic bollard fencing installed at Griffith Park Sports Facility in Collaroy, New South Wales. Looking like new, these Brolga Bollards have been through multiple seasons and look as good as new. Recycled plastic products do not rot, split or crack and require little maintenance, allowing [...]
From December 2019, Replas will be adding more of the most problematic waste stream, soft plastic packaging collected at Coles and Woolworths, into our products. A greater percentage can be added to black products, which includes our bollards, profiles and furniture supports. Small particles of material will be slightly visible on the surface (see images [...]
Long time supporters of recycled plastic products, Bond University on the Gold Coast, Queensland, have recently installed a Oval Bench at the main entry sign to the institution. In addition to the many settings and hundreds of bollards and wheelstops throughout the campus, Bond Uni have saved hundreds of thousandths of soft plastic packaging from [...]
Bundaberg Regional Council needed to extend a section of the recycled plastic post and rail fence at Oaks Beach in Burnett Heads. Because Oaks Beach is a turtle nesting area, Bundaberg RC had to make sure the fence did not allow car headlights to impact the beach. Replas standard post and rail fencing was the [...]
Recycled plastic decking Enduroplank™ has been used on the new viewing platform at Wreck Point Scenic Lookout in Yeppoon, part of Livingstone Shire Council in Queensland. In addition to the Enduroplank™ platform, recycled plastic profiles were used along the pathway edging to separate the gravel pathway from the garden beds. Speaking to 7 News, Central [...]
In the latest stage at Crestwood Estate, in Norman Gardens, Rockhampton QLD, over 200 recycled plastic Brolga bollards have been installed. This is one of several sites where Keppel Developments have installed recycled plastic bollards from Replas. Timber bollards used in previous stages had the concrete sloping away, this is done to prevent water building [...]
The Replas Resource Centre, RRC, have recently installed a new break away area for the factory staff with their very own recycled plastic furniture. The new area has been set up just in time for summer, to relax during breaks in the shaded area just outside the factory. The new furniture includes a Beachcomber seat, [...]
At the 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Plastics and Waste Conference, Replas had the opportunity to chat to the Honorary Trevor Evans MP, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management in Brisbane. Mark Jacobsen, Sales and Marketing Director at Replas, spoke with Trevor at the conference aptly named ‘The Future of Plastics and [...]
On Thursday, the 21st of November, Sales and Marketing Director of Replas, Mark Jacobsen, had the pleasure of welcoming the Minister for Recycling and Waste Reduction in ACT, Chris Steel to the Replas Environmental Centre. Mark and Chris spoke about recycling in Australia, the importance of government procurement of recycled plastic products and creating a [...]
"We picked them because they are durable and stay looking good even with a bit of weather," explains Angela Holleran, Principal at Peranbin Primary College in Victoria about their newly installed recycled plastic Modular Benches from Replas. The Modular Bench is a versatile solution for any area that can be fixed to a surface and [...]
On Sunday 17th November 2019, as part of a local Christmas Pageant, Surfing South Australia encouraged young people to help clean up local beaches by picking up rubbish and trading it in for a ‘handplane’ made from Post Consumer Recycled Sheeting. A ‘handplane’ is a small surfboard used for body surfing and is a great [...]
On Thursday, November 14th during National Recycling Week 2019, the Victorian Waste Management Association held a Waste and Energy Efficiency Business Breakfast in Frankston, Victoria. Mark Jacobsen, Sales and Marketing Director at Replas, joined other members of the waste and energy sector on stage to answer attendees questions. The aim of the event was to [...]
The new fishing and viewing platform installed at Springers Lagoon, part of Rockhampton Regional Council, includes recycled plastic decking Enduroplank™ from Replas. Recycled plastic decking platforms are a great fit for purpose product for the Queensland marine environments as it will not rot, split or crack like alternative materials. Even when submerged in salt water, [...]
At Denman Avenue in Shoal Point, the Mackay region in Queensland, Replas Pro Plants Whitsunday have installed an Enduroplank™ deck platform with two Kimberley Seats, made from a composite fibre structure with profiles lined as kick rails. This recycled plastic platform and staircase can withstand the harsh Queensland marine environment as it will not rot, [...]
In early 2019, Livingstone Shire Council in Queensland completed upgrades to the Barmaryee Sports Precinct. The council have installed over 750 recycled plastic bollards from Replas to deter vehicles and pedestrians in the sports complex. The 100 mm bollards comprises a recycled plastic profile with a pyramid shaped top and is partially hollowed to reduce [...]
Along the Capricorn Coast in Queensland, Livingstone Shire Council is continuing to develop the coastal path network. Part of this new development has seen the installation of 10 recycled plastic Beachcomber sets along the pathway for tourists, cyclists and local residents to use and enjoy. Each Beachcomber from Replas is made with a marine design [...]
Sunshine Coast Regional Council in south east Queensland have recently installed brown Brolga Bollards around the edge of the car park next to Beerburrum State School. Recycled plastic bollards from Replas are a great fit for purpose where barriers are needed to deter vehicles and pedestrians. The Brolga Bollard is tall and slender with an [...]
On Thursday, November 14th, Replas held a free Replas Environmental Centre tour apart of National Recycling Week. Companies, business men and women, along with parents, kids and teachers all attended the free tour to learn more about recycling and recycled plastic products from Replas. The REC starts with a tour through 'The Tunnel' to educate [...]
Blacks Beach in the Mackay region of Queensland is no stranger to recycled plastic products from Replas. At Barber Drive Park, Replas Pro Plants Whitsunday have installed a plank sign, Brolga Bollards with a galvanised steel frame for a fence and Enduromesh for a stairway. Recycled plastic products are great fit for purpose products in [...]
At Blacks Beach in Mackay, Queensland, preferred Replas Pro Plants Whitsunday have installed another beach access staircase. The composite fibre structure is accompanied with Enduromesh steps leading directly into the sand from the car park. The sturdy composite fibre structure can be used in a variety of boardwalk and decking applications. The innovative design allows [...]
At Bowen Beachfront in far north Queensland, Whitsunday Regional Council have installed blue recycled plastic furniture along the foreshore and at the Holiday Park. Recycled plastic material from Replas is ideal for marine environments as the material will not rot, split, rust or crack like alternative materials. The smooth finish allows visitors to rest and [...]
Replas Pro, SR Engineering, have recently installed a canoe launching platform for Parks Victoria at Frankston Reservoir with recycled plastic Premier Benches and Enduromesh decking. Premier Benches are created with a galvanised steel frame and are available in either two or three supports options. Because the benches are made from recycled plastic, they will not [...]
On the 12th of November, Peter Bruce, General Manager Woolies 360, visited the Replas Environmental Centre. During the tour, Peter discussed with Mark Jacobsen, Sales and Marketing Director, and Des Benjamin, Chairman, about the Circular Economy and creating a demand for recycled plastic products. "The tide is turning" explains Mark, more and more corporate companies [...]
The Australian Institute of Packaging came to the Replas Environmental Centre in late October to discover recycled plastic products alongside the 2019 Waste Expo. 15 members of AIP discussed the Circular Economy and what needs to be done in government and local council to create a demand for recycled plastic products. This tour comes alongside [...]
On the 7th of November, members of Kellogg's head office flew down from Sydney to tour the Replas Environmental Centre with Sales and Marketing Director of Replas, Mark Jacobsen and Director of REDgroup, Liz Kasell. During this tour, the Kellogg's team discussed the Circular Economy and how they can help drive demand through their Nutri-Grain [...]
The Frankston RSL have donated two recycled plastic Kimberley Select Seats to Frankston City Council, Victoria, at Beauty Park in front of the Frankston War Memorial. "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" and "LEST WE FORGET" have been routed into the two seats that look onto the waving flags. Kimberley Select Seats offer a modern twist on [...]
"The Mooloolaba State School community were so happy with our "Buddy Bench" that we were lucky enough to receive as a competition winner in 2017, so we decided we would love to support Replas again and purchase some furniture for our Anzac Memorial Space," explains Melanie Taylor of Mooloolaba State School. The new addition to [...]
Cranbrook State School in Townsville, Queensland, has updated their outside after school care area with recycled plastic settings from Replas. Outside School Hours Care Coordinator, Nicole Powell, was looking for products that would "withstand time, weather and 80 children - we found this in the Replas furniture." The 3-support Premier Slimline Settings with Lyrebird Benches, [...]
"The Student Parliament at Allambie Heights Public School voted to replace our school mud kitchen which had decayed and needed to be removed," explains Sarah Swift, Deputy Principal at Allambie Heights Public School. "Students and teachers undertook research to look for a suitable replacement. All the mud kitchens we saw were wooden and we were [...]
