The use of “Reconophalt”, an asphalt product using recycled plastic and glass products, is contributing to the circular economy while also extending the useful life of ARV Falls Creek’s sealed roads and carparks.
Reconophalt is a proprietary product from Downer that uses plastic bags, printer cartridges, wine bottles and recycled asphalt, and has a 15% longer useful life.
The resort has so far applied this to the Upper Windy Corner precinct, Snow Clearing quarters and the staff parking precinct at Howmans Gap. Just over 600 tonnes of asphalt have been applied, resulting in the diversion from landfill of 497,000 plastic bags, 14,530 printer cartridges, 60,000 glass bottles and 90.1 tonnes of recycled asphalt.
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