FieldTech Solutions was co-founded in 2012 by Dr Ross Headifen and John Mancarella, both passionate about the environment and sustainability. Between them, they have been supplying environmental equipment for more than 25 years to the groundwater and contaminated land related industries.

Ross and John wanted to tackle the issue of the ever-increasing levels of single-use plastic sampling and monitoring equipment sent to landfills, so embarked on a mission to bring a new eco-friendly approach to the industry.

“We believe our generation’s discarded waste should not be left for future generations to deal with and resources should not be unnecessarily wasted now, depriving our future generations of their use” states Ross.

FieldTech Solutions aims to deliver and manufacture cost-effective products using recovered and recycled materials where practical. FieldTech Solutions also introduced a range of landfill-biodegradable plastic products, a technology that is now used across 25 countries.

The innovative landfill-biodegradable plastic technology is made by combining traditional plastic with an organic additive and has the benefits of it being recyclable, but once disposed to landfill, biodegradation is accelerated approximately 90+% faster than conventional plastics; biodegrading into an organic matter, producing a natural fertiliser and no microplastics.

FieldTech Solutions offers a range of products containing recycled plastic such as well covers and caps, along with single-use disposable products made to be landfill-biodegradable such as tubing, bailers, filters, gloves, and bladders.

FieldTech Solutions has a wide range of products for environmental professionals for well installation, sampling and monitoring, remediation, landfill, water level instrumentation, and water quality.

Co-founder John Mancarella said, “We are proud that we can provide both new and our long-standing customers with quality products that are innovative or have an eco-friendly edge. This has helped us become one of Australia’s leading suppliers for the groundwater and contaminated land related industries”.

“We continue to find new ways we can improve and manufacture every day single use plastic consumables used by the industry to make them landfill-biodegradable” Ross said. “We are currently working on developing pipettes that will biodegrade at an accelerated rate, hoping this small innovation for the industry could reduce a lot of single use plastic waste that ends up in landfill” Ross adds.

To learn more about FieldTech Solutions visit https://fieldtech.tech/