WASTE DISPOSAL

There are three types of waste in a workshop:

• Waste liquids
• Waste metals
• Waste rubbish

A workshop generates a lot of waste such as, old parts, waste liquid, waste rags, gloves, packaging, containers, used tires, etc. These waste products all need to be sorted out.

Waste Liquids

Waste liquids like used engine oil, transmission oil, power steering oil, coolant, gear oil, cannot be disposed of in the storm water system as this is an illegal practice and is harmful to the environment.

Instead, usually located at the rear end of the workshop; a blue colored tank is used for containing the used liquids and it will holds up to 300 L. The tank levels are inspected daily, and when you see that it is nearly full, the oil collection company is just a phone call away. The collection company used by Honda is Salters. Normally, collection times are scheduled and collection is free.

Waste Metals

Common recyclable metal products include suspension arms, disk rotors, radiators, starter motors, alternators, car body etc. At Honda, a large steel bin is used to contain all the metal. The collection company (CMA Recycling) empties the bin fortnightly. During the collection process, they sort out the metal, and then weight it.

After the weighing process is completed, they will issue the workshop with a receipt containing payment information, and the money will be automatically credited into Hondas account on a later date. Nowadays, metals like aluminum and copper is fetching a higher price than the iron and steel.

General  Waste

In the workshop there is plenty of rubbish not so different from rubbish at home. For this, a large rubbish bin is used to store all general waste ready for collection.

The company responsible for collecting waste is Enviro-Waste, who normally empty the bins once a week, but you can make a request to get more frequent pick up if required. The price for of collection each time is $50.