Australia's first recycled-rubber kerbs developed for the Pakenham Level Crossing Removal Project
Where the rubber hits the kerb: Australia's first recycled kerbs developed for the Pakenham Level Crossing Removal Project.
Victoria's Big Build has partnered with Porous Lane and the University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology to develop and trial Australia’s first recycled kerbs, with funding from Sustainability Victoria.
A kerb from recycled tyres developed for the project. | Photo by Waste Management Review magazine.
Instead of using conventional concrete kerbs, sections of the East Pakenham Station car park will use a new kerb made from waste truck tyre granules and crushed rock bound together with a binder.
The kerb will be monitored to review its quality, strength and performance in filtering and supporting rainwater drainage. If successful, the new kerbs could become a concrete kerb substitute for new projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and recycle Australia's used tyres into Australia’s built environment.
Read more about the Victoria's Big Build trial in the Waste Management Review magazine.
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