When demolishing the former site in the north-east of the state to make way for a future University of New England campus, Tamworth Regional Council (TRC) took the initiative to sustainably deal with the resource.
Extraction and removal of 1600 tonnes of concrete from the site will be repurposed into a 20 mm blended road base material, the council’s director of water and waste, Bruce Logan, said.
The repurposed concrete is set to have multiple applications across various projects in the region in roads as well as drainage stabilisation.
Additionally, the council will make the material available for the public to purchase after it is tested, to provide an affordable and sustainable option for local construction and landscaping.
Image supplied by TRC.
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Desi Corbett
Desi is the Editor of Concrete in Australia and at the helm of our magazine for 8 years. She was behind the Institute's weekly news bulletins from 2016-2021 and is now writing our focused news items. Desi has been an engineering news and features journalist/editor across all disciplines since 2013 - part of a 30-year career writing for a wide range of industries.