NWA will provide waste management services across Rio Tinto’s 16 mine sites and two ports in the Pilbara. NWA will provide integrated waste management services covering five areas; recyclables, site services, general hazardous waste, hydrocarbon waste and non-hazardous general waste.
Marc Churchin, Group General Manager - WA said, "The Rio Tinto integrated waste management contract continues our steady growth in the resources markets in the North West and is another great leap in ensuring the sustainability of our business within the WA industrial landscape."
Simplifying Rio Tinto's waste management services through consolidating to a single supplier will improve logistical efficiency, reduce associated environmental impacts, and further drive the focus on safety performance.
A key feature of Rio Tinto’s partnership with NWA is a commitment to drive local content through the creation of new opportunities for Pilbara Aboriginal people as well as Pilbara businesses. NWA is targeting 40 per cent Pilbara Aboriginal employment in 2018, increasing to 50 per cent in 2019. NWA has committed to a target of a 100 per cent Pilbara residential workforce by 2020.
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