{"id":3310,"date":"2011-07-05T03:07:51","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T03:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vk.7ca.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/?p=8"},"modified":"2017-02-22T19:37:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T09:37:56","slug":"richard-branson-congratulates-absorb-graduate-on-his-recycled-chock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.absorbenviro.com.au\/clone\/richard-branson-congratulates-absorb-graduate-on-his-recycled-chock\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Branson congratulates Absorb graduate on his &#8220;recycled chock&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-25\" href=\"http:\/\/4vk.7ca.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-25\" title=\"Les Payne\" src=\"http:\/\/4vk.7ca.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture-003-166x153.jpg\" alt=\"Les Payne of Virgin Blue\" width=\"166\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a>At an award ceremony in London, Richard Branson personally congratulated Certificate IV graduate in On-Site Environmental Management Les Payne on his innovative \u201crecycled chock\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Brisbane, Les is the OHSE Compliance Manager for Virgin Australia.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For those who don\u2019t know, \u201caircraft chocks\u201d are those triangular blocks that are placed under plane tyres when they are parked to keep them in one place.<\/p>\n<p>Generally \u201cchocks\u201d are made from new plastic materials such as polyurethane, but Les saw an opportunity and encouraged a local manufacturer to make the chocks from recycled polyethylene, which is commonly derived from recycled plastic milk bottles.<\/p>\n<p>We love the practicality of this environmentally conscious solution, which is now in service at the Brisbane airport.<\/p>\n<p>While we can\u2019t take credit for Les\u2019 ingenuity, we hope our course provided him with a little \u201cinspiration\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At an award ceremony in London, Richard Branson personally congratulated Certificate IV graduate in On-Site Environmental Management Les Payne on his innovative \u201crecycled chock\u201d. 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