Latrobe City Council is excited to be part of a trial that will see asphalt containing recycled glass laid on a Traralgon road.
One of Council’s road surfacing contractors, Gippsland Asphalt, a subsidiary of Fowlers Asphalting, will lay asphalt that contains 15% recycled glass. This glass will be provided by DASMA recycling at Tramway Road, Morwell, Council’s recycling contractor.
“Using recycled glass within the asphalt reduces the amount of quarried material used. Every quarry stone extracted and crushed takes energy and uses a finite resource,” Council Mayor, Cr Sharon Gibson said.
The trial will hopefully build confidence and capacity in the concept. The initial idea for the project was driven by GHD, DASMA and Fowlers Asphalting Pty Ltd.
The asphalt will be laid in Traralgon, on the intersection of Franklin Street and Seymour Street, a site selected because it is showing signs of deterioration.
As a major intersection in Traralgon, it will provide an insight into how the mix performs under heavy traffic conditions, with both turning and straight through movements.
If it performs well and is economically sound, the product may be used on other roads in Latrobe City.
Council was pleased to receive $118,893 from the Victorian Government’s Sustainable Infrastructure Fund for the project. Council will contribute the same amount.
The Sustainable Infrastructure Fund supports local governments and alpine resort management boards to use recycled materials in infrastructure projects. The fund is delivered by Sustainability Victoria, on behalf of the Victorian Government.
The fund aims to:
- improve confidence in using products made from recycled materials
- demonstrate performance of existing products and standards
- increase the quantity of recycled products being sold in Victoria
- support organisations to try new technology and processes.
Eighteen local councils and alpine resort management boards will share in more than $2.6 million through the Sustainable Infrastructure Fund to use recycled materials in infrastructure projects.
Together, these 18 councils and alpine resort management boards will support 338 job opportunities and use approximately 2000 tonnes of recycled materials including glass, plastic and rubber to create roads, footpaths, outdoor park furniture, drainage and pavements.
The Sustainable Infrastructure Fund is part of the Government’s ground-breaking $380 million Recycling Victoria: A new economy plan that is transforming Victoria’s waste and recycling sector and building its circular economy. For more information, visit: https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/Grants-and-funding/SustainableInf…