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From used coffee cups to building rubble and everything in between, recycled waste has been utilised to create concrete products that promise several environmental benefits. While recycled concrete aggregates contribute to reducing landfill and CO2 emissions, save natural resources and boost the circular economy, challenges still remain in matching the strength and durability of traditional concrete, hindering their practical application.
The concept of ‘sustainable concrete’ just got a major boost with RMIT researchers developing a new technology to produce stronger, more durable and sustainable concrete products from a mix of rubber tyres and construction and demolition waste. Prefabricated concrete products cast using the new technology are up to 35% stronger than traditional concrete.