Opinion

Tanks
 Equipment, Opinion

Pure Environmental – from waste to resource

By Jorja Mounser Stepping into the world of regulated waste management for the first time can feel overwhelming. One of the earliest challenges was decoding the industry jargon. I still remember the first time I heard the word spadable, it sounded like an alien language. But it simply means “physically solid and able to be shifted using a spade”. Combine that with strict regulations and the sheer scale of operations and it’s easy to feel like you’re in over your head. Read More
Optimal Site Performance
 Opinion, Training and Education

Optimal Site Performance – bridging the experience gap

When Rob McGahey, director of Optimal Site Performance, stepped away from his long career in equipment and landfill management, he did not plan to launch a consultancy. But a short-term project with Cleanaway during the 2022 Brisbane floods made him realise how much deep, operational knowledge was vanishing from the waste industry — and how few people were coming through to replace it. Read More