Tarac Technologies and Zero Waste SA

Turning a waste problem into an environmental solution

For any business it is the ultimate in environmental sustainability: it removes a serious disposal problem and creates new revenue streams. But to remain viable in a world of changing consumer tastes and economic uncertainty, Tarac has had to embrace innovation across its operation.

The slogan in the foyer of Tarac's headquarters in the Barossa Valley sums up the company's approach to business – rethink, recycle, reformulate, revalue.

While Tarac's success has been built on delivering sustainability for the wine industry, it has also focused on lowering its own environmental footprint. In October 2007 the company joined Zero Waste SA's Resource Efficiency Assistance Program to critically examine its manufacturing processes. The sustainability diagnostic came up with a list of ideas to cut energy usage and Tarac is currently targeting two proposals likely to have the greatest impact. Both relate to boiler efficiency, including an innovative scheme with another of the company's green programs – wastewater treatment.

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