Construction Company Plansto Make Roads From Recycled Plastic 4 From 4

Tambling said toner recycled by Close the Loop over the next 12 months will contribute to more than I00,000 tones

of asphalt production.

Australia used 750,000 tones of asphalt in 2014.

The company has investigated importing toner waste from overseas markets.

Dante Cremasco, a general manager of Downer said the breakthrough came when the toner powder was able to be stored as pellets.

“When it was a powder you’d get a lot of dust and issues for manufacturing employees.”

The trial, conducted by the City of Sydney, began in September 2014 and included Burton Street in Darling Hurst and watkin and Church streets in Newtown.

Kent Street in the CBD will soon be resurfaced using the new mix.

The City of Sydney’s construction sen1ces manager, Andrew Christie, said the product must prove as resilient as regular asphalt and have the same 30-year lifespan.

“In two or three years we should have an indication if it is a good alternative to traditional asphalt.

Hopefully we can start to use it across Australia,” he said.