The Victorian Government is investing in innovative ways to use recycled materials, with recycled plastics being turned into railway sleepers.
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Planning for the road ahead
Tyrecycle is beginning 2021 by paving the way for the increased use of crumb rubber from recycled tyres in roads ahead of the implementation of the Australian Government’s Waste Export Ban.
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Blue Phoenix Group secures 25 year contract with Avertas Energy
Blue Phoenix Western Australia has signed a 25-year contract with Avertas Energy to build, own and operate an Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) processing facility at Latitude 32 Kwinana.
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EPA VIC releases West Gate Tunnel spoil landfill update
EPA Victoria has approved an Environment Management Plan (EMP) for Cleanaway’s Ravenhall landfill, as part of its application to receive tunnel boring machine (TBM) spoil from the West Gate Tunnel project.
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Crumb rubber: a legacy investigation
Main Roads WA is working with the Australian Road Research Board and Tyre Stewardship Australia to validate the use of recycled asphalt pavement that contains crumb rubber. Roads & Infrastructure reports.
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Re-thinking recycling
The road construction industry has long played its part to investigate the use of recycled products in projects. Infrastructure Victoria’s recommendations for a $1 billion overhaul of the waste sector in the state are hoped to progress this work further, while creating 5000 jobs and increasing regional recycling capabilities.
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City of Parramatta trials Reconophalt roads
City of Parramatta Council in NSW is trialling two innovative sustainable road solutions aimed at reducing waste materials and combatting heat.
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PlastiPhalt sets new standard for greener roads
A revolutionary new asphalt product that uses a previously unidentified source of recycled plastic is set to significantly reduce the amount of waste dumped in Australia’s landfills.
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ATSE engineers examine ‘waste as resource’
Ahead of the inaugural World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering is investigating how technology can best address Australia’s waste ‘crisis.’
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Infrastructure Australia notes environmental concerns in 2020 Priority List
Environmental changes headline the 2020 Infrastructure Priority List released by Infrastructure Australia.
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