Next Gen recycling has, on average, removed over 35,000 bumpers per year for the last eight years, the business now caters to many Perth repairers and ensures that these plastics collected are not sent to landfill.
Next Gen Recycling commenced operations in Western Australia in 2011 to help remove waste plastic, in particular damaged plastic bumper bars, to prevent it from ending up in landfill. The business, developed by the Car Craft Group, was initially to assist their members in removing the plastic from their premises and to ensure it is recycled and was the first business of its kind in WA and across Australia.
Car Craft Group General Manager Peter McMahon said "We get great support from not only from repairers but also our suppliers. Plastic has been an issue for a long time in our industry and as the cost of new plastic bumpers is trending down, it will continue to be an issue, I think we just recognised it early. The initiative also assists our Car Craft repairers to meet their Greenstamp commitments."