The Victorian Government’s plans to encourage even greater resource recycling announced today have been described as a ‘step in the right direction’ by Australia’s largest construction and demolition materials recycler, the Alex Fraser Group.
The group’s Chief Operating Officer Peter Murphy said the increase in landfill levy for industrial waste announced by the Minister is an important step in diverting useful resources like concrete and brick away from landfill and into recycling facilities.
“We have proven that from these resources we can produce high quality materials for road making. This has been well demonstrated over 20 years and includes some of the state’s largest road projects,” he said.
“If we can keep the material out of landfill and make it available for recycling, we can build our road network, everything from local streets to major projects such as Peninsula Link, from recycled materials.”
“This would reduce the carbon footprint and the long-term cost of road construction in Victoria.”
24 March 2010.
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