The project sees plastic from approximately 176,000 plastic bags and packaging and 55,000 glass bottle equivalents diverted from landfill and 50 tonnes of recycled asphalt repurposed to create 250 tonnes of asphalt. Sutherland Shire Council and Downer EDI partnered with resource recovery and recycling companies Close the Loop, RED Group and Plastic Police to set this new benchmark. This project …
Changing the face of construction – Brisbane woman leads the shift
Now almost 10 years in, she has the confidence to refer to herself as managing director and is slowly leading the charge of women into the traditionally male-dominated industry. “When I started IRead More
A tale of precision and control
As these sites become more regulated, demolition methods have had to evolve. In Singapore, one specialist demolition firm has made the small city-state proud, taking home the New Entrant Award at KHL’sRead More
Blastboss – improving blasts systematically
As operations and technical director at dust control, road stabilisation, erosion control and water management specialist Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST), David Handel admits that he had limited knowledgeRead More
Civil construction as a tyre recycling environmentalist
There are are too many good news stories about the use of recycled tyres in the construction industry to do justice to them all. Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) must take some credit for this in the proactiveRead More
Digitalisation in the aggregates industry – what does it all mean?
The Australian aggregates industry provides the materials for Australia’s infrastructure, including our roads, railways, bridges, ports, airports and engineering construction projects. It is estimatedRead More
An investment in next gen crushing tech boosts safety and efficiency
Located in the Adelaide suburb of Seacliff Park, Boral’s Linwood quarry is positioned within one of South Australia’s most important sources of hard rock. Quarrying started here more than 130Read More
Could recycled plastic be a viable alternative for timber railway sleepers?
Recycled plastic railway sleepers made in northwest Victoria could be the next weapon in the war against waste, as testing is currently underway to verify whether using converted polystyrene and agriculturalRead More
Case study: demolition contractor only has eyes for Komatsu
Family-owned Victorian commercial demolition specialist Bernie Leen Demolition & Contracting has been buying Komatsu excavators for over 25 years and says the machines are “the best going around”. TheRead More
A fine solution
One construction and demolition recycling company is increasing its tonnages and with its eye fixed firmly on the future, it has embarked on a million-dollar project to upgrade its crushing plant in Belrose,Read More