Nanjing Jianye District in eastern China has extended its supply contract for waste management products from sustainable resins producer Cardia Bioplastics (Melbourne / Australia; www.cardiabioplastics.com) through the placement of additional orders worth AUD 350,000 (EUR 251,000). The orders are for the supply of Cardia “Biohybrid” kitchen waste bags to the individual households of the region to be supplied before the end of October, confirming the company’s forecast of an AUD 1m (EUR 717,000) annual supply requirement from the district.

The contract win follows the successful one-year trial of Cardia products in Nanjing’s city districts and initial order placements of AUD 250,000 (EUR 179,000) in February 2014 – see Plasteurope.com of 21.02.2014. Nanjing Jianye District is the first city district to have moved forward with a full commercial roll out of their organic waste diversion programme using Cardia products. Nanjing’s other district councils are at different stages of their trial programmes, with several expected to progress to full-scale implementation. With a population of over 6m, Nanjing is actively moving towards organic waste diversion.

The win follows the recent expansion of Cardia’s production capability with a move to a new facility in Nanjing – see Plasteurope.com of 07.07.2014. Frank Glatz, Cardia Bioplastics managing director, said: “We are very excited about the continued growth of the Nanjing Jianye District waste management programme. The success of winning these contracts is a result of our superior product technology, validation of product performance and effective supply capability through our new manufacturing plant in Nanjing / China. We feel confident that by the end of this year more China city councils will be implementing similar programmes.”