Waste Management Review July 2021

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SHAPING OUR TRANSPORT FUTURE

RECYCLED ROADS – A GLASS HALF FULL SUSTAINABILITY AND BETTER RECYCLING OUTCOMES ARE NOW INFORMING AUSTRALIA’S ONGOING “BIG BUILD” OF INFRASTRUCTURE, WRITES THE AUSTRALIAN ROAD RESEARCH BOARD.

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urning waste streams into responsible road construction materials is something the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) has led research and

development in for more than 30 years. ARRB has a strong, trusted reputation in the sustainability and resilience space when it comes to road construction.

From our work with crumb rubber bitumen to researching the use of plastics and organics in road building, ARRB has been at the forefront of finding solutions

Testing of the recycled crushed glass/ crushed concrete blend has been carried out in ARRB’s state-of-the-art labs facility in Port Melbourne, Victoria.

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