waste
EPA VIC releases West Gate Tunnel spoil landfill update
Posted in Industry News, Latest News//October 14, 2020EPA 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
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Special Features//October 07, 2020Main 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
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Special Features//July 16, 2020The 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
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City of Parramatta trials Reconophalt roads
Posted in Industry News, Latest News//March 27, 2020City 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
Posted in Industry News, Latest News//March 16, 2020A 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’
Posted in Industry News, Latest News//March 05, 2020Ahead 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.’