By Esther Lauaki
Two new recycling plants in Laverton North will supply road base, aggregates, sand and asphalt to help build environment-friendly roads and rail projects.
The Alex Fraser high-tech asphalt and glass recycling facilities opened earlier this month.
Managing director Peter Murphy said the facilities incorporated features to improve resource recovery and increase recycled content in construction materials.
They also provided significant capacity increase in resources urgently needed to supply Victoria’s Big Build.
“These new $20 million facilities are part of Alex Fraser’s long-term investment in improving resource recovery and infrastructure sustainability for Victoria,” he said.
“Currently, Victorian households generate mountains of problem glass waste every year.
“Our glass recycling plant is capable of producing 800 tonnes of construction sand per day – equivalent to four million glass bottles. The recycled high technology asphalt plant produces over half a million tonnes of green asphalt a year.”
He said plants would supply material for major projects including the Western Roads Upgrade and Level Crossing Removal.
Mr Murphy said the use of the materials would result in significant commercial and environmental savings, including a decrease in landfill, heavy vehicle movements and carbon footprint of new projects.
“We have created a unique network of facilities capable of supplying large volumes of quality materials to infrastructure projects throughout metropolitan Melbourne … critical to developing markets for recycled materials that take pressure off Melbourne’s kerbside recycling program,” he said.
