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Since the first project in Craigieburn, Victoria, governments and local councils have been eager to trial the innovative product both for its superior performance and for its significant sustainability credentials. The challenge of how to deal with recycling and waste remains difficult for local councils and communities in particular. ReconophaltTM is a pioneering solution to that challenge.
Downer General Manager, Reconomy, Jim Appleby, said ReconophaltTM helps governments address their own recycling and carbon emission reduction targets and, in choosing the product, they can feel confident that it has also passed rigorous testing.
“Downer researched and developed ReconophaltTM for over two years and after 18 months of testing by the NSW Environment Protection Agency (EPA), including the potential for leaching BPA and the release of microplastics, it has now received accreditation, demonstrating that it brings no increased environmental risk while providing considerable sustainability and performance benefits. These include increased fatigue life and improved deformation resistance,” said Mr Appleby.
“Importantly, we’ve also achieved our goal to enable this road surface to be perpetually recycled and reused, so future asphalt roads can be built with the same material again and again.”
ReconophaltTM is the first road surfacing material in Australia containing high recycled content derived from waste streams, such as soft plastics, glass and toner, which would otherwise be bound for landfill or stockpiled.
For more information visit: www.downergroup.com/road-services.