Our Sustainability Journey
Learn about our sustainability initiatives, our goals and our passion to be the leading sustainable pipe manufacturer in Australia.
Learn about our sustainability initiatives, our goals and our passion to be the leading sustainable pipe manufacturer in Australia.
Australian Plastic Pipes are Smart, Efficient, SustainableThe Plastics Industry Pipe Association of Australia has developed extensive information on the sustainability of Plastic Pipe systems. |
Vinidex is committed to being a leader in sustainability
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Vinidex plastic pipes are long life, not single use.
Vinidex products are designed for long life and are not single use. This long life comes from the durability of the plastic polymers combined with the engineered design of the pipes and fittings products.
Vinidex provides complete pipe systems and solutions which deliver clean drinking water to households and communities.
Vinidex delivers essential, everyday services and utilities
Vinidex plastic pipes and fittings do not corrode and do not change the water chemistry.
The superior chemical resistance of Vinidex plastic pipes provides an essential way of safely conveying chemicals in aggressive environments. All Vinidex manufactured PVC, PE, PP pipes and fittings can be used safely when in contact with drinking water, as they are specifically tested to AS/NZS 4020. Download our statement of suitability.
Vinidex PVC, PE and PP manufactured products contain no heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, no phthalates; no dioxins and no BPAs.
Vinidex is taking a leading role in Operation Clean Sweep® to reduce the risk of any plastic raw material loss into our waterways – read more
Vinidex has been manufacturing plastic pipes and fittings for over 60 years in Australia and led the way in the development of advanced material-efficient products such as Supermain® PVC-O.
Plastic pipes such as Vinidex Hydro® PVC-M and Supermain® PVC-O and PE are now the preferred choice in pressure water pipelines, due to their safety and superior performance.
PVC, PE and PP pipes are thermoplastics and can be fully recycled. We internally recycle all manufactured scrap, so none of this goes to landfill.We can also take your old pipes and recycle them to make news ones. See more below on Recycling your pipes at Vinidex.
Vinidex is taking an active role in taking back old pipes, fittings or offcuts to recycle for reuse to give another long service life to the thermoplastic materials in these products.
We are also actively using post industrial and post consumer
recyclate for use in selected products.
The manufacturing impact of plastic pipe production is low carbon and low emission. Plastic pipes have a lower embodied energy impact than other pipe system alternatives, outperforming other materials in life cycle analysis studies. See the PIPA website for comparison studies showing the lower carbon footprint of plastic pipe systems.
Vinidex undertakes life cycle analysis as part of our Environmental Product Declarations, which are independently verified.
What is Vinidex doing?
As an industry leader, Vinidex recognises our responsibility to care for the environment and create a more sustainable future for Australian communities. Here are the ways Vinidex is committed to being a leader in sustainability.
Vinidex has a dual objective when we work to “Close the loop”. We will always ensure our products are engineered for long life by manufacturing products to the appropriate standard, ensuring our customers’ expectations of long life are met, and then we will maximise the use of recycled material.
Recycling contributes to the circular economy by removing material from waste streams, provides a valuable engineered product solution in which to use the recyclate, and reduces carbon footprint through less use of virgin raw materials to make our products.
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Developing piping systems that improve industry solutions and provide a sustainable and innovative approach to existing pipeline needs.
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Material efficient products reduce carbon footprint by using less material to achieve the same or superior custom engineered performance outcomes. This produces savings in the use of raw materials, energy, transportation and installation costs. Vinidex material efficient products are highlighted below.
Vinidex PVC, PE and PP manufactured products contain no heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, no phthalates, no dioxins and no BPAs.
Vinidex products are carefully designed from start to finish with a high focus on sustainability.
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Download the Vinidex BEP PVC certificates
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Over 2020-2021 Vinidex has taken back over 14,000 pallets returned from our customers to reuse for product deliveries
We aim to achieve 100% renewable electricity to power our manufacturing plants by 2025.
And we aim to reduce our CO2 per tonne of production by 75% by 2025.
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