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Keep Australia Beautiful win for glass use in road

AN innovative project that gives roads a longer life has won Canterbury Bankstown Council a ‘Keep Australia Beautiful’ award.

An Australian first, the project, which won the Circular Economy category, takes 8,000 tonnes of glass every year from collections, much of which is wasted, and uses it – 300 kilograms of glass per tonne of road base – in the sub-base (the lower level of pavement structure).
The glass-included road improves gradation, resulting in easier compaction and improved permanent deformation resistance and “may even reduce potholes”.
Mayor Khal Asfour says it’s a great solution to the issue of wastage, it’s also cost-effective, makes our roads safer and will give them longer life.
“We are thrilled to win the Keep Australia Beautiful award for our fantastic innovation,” he said.
“Repairing our roads is a very costly business and I envisage this new process will go some way towards alleviating costs.”
The project has been used successfully in road resurfacing at Marion Street and Erica Crescent, Georges Hall.