HomePlus Nelson is part of the Richmond Glass group, which is run alongside the head office and glass production facilities in Richmond, Nelson. General Manager Ben Homan joined the team in 2019 and was focused on reviewing each part of the business, including the large monthly charges for waste removal of $2000-$3000  for approximately 2-3 skips per week.  The skips mostly contained glass waste from replacement windscreens, doors and windows and to a lesser degree suppliers packaging (including wooden pallets, cardboard, foam and plastic), along with their own general waste.  He was staggered to realise that this was around 46 tons of waste per month. which went directly into landfill. 

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