The City of Swan is using our recycled building materials to sustainably construct and repair footpaths across the municipality.
Located in Perth, Western Australia, the City of Swan is the first local government to use Boral Envirocrete®, which combines substituted concrete aggregates with recycled and waste raw materials.
The City has engaged local contractor Eastside Concrete to repair existing footpaths in Ellenbrook as part of the City's $8.85 million stimulus package, and to additionally build 1km of new footpaths along Barbera Lane in The Vines.
Our Envirocrete® mix used by the council includes a 40 per cent reduction in cement by using cementitious materials, recycled water and manufactured sand as substitutes. Envirocrete® is designed to reduce waste materials when manufacturing concrete to make the material environmentally friendly, while allowing customers to achieve Green Star ratings.
Eastside Concrete Director Julianne Mackey said the product is an important way to improve the sustainability of their operations and see it as the way of the future in the construction industry. "We are grateful for the City of Swan's COVID-19 Stimulus Package to allow us to promote the use of recycled materials whilst providing opportunities for our local workforce, seventeen of whom are City of Swan residents," she said.
Boral's Western Region General Manager John Ralph said, “Envirocrete® demonstrates our commitment to tangibly contribute to an increasingly environmentally sustainable Australian construction sector at the same time as meeting the high expectations of our customers and the community. We aim to make a real difference by promoting sustainable practices and seek to be part of the practical solution to reducing landfill.”
City of Swan Mayor Kevin Bailey said using Envirocrete® will prevent building materials from ending up in landfill while also shrinking greenhouse gas emissions. “We are committed to innovation and sustainability, particularly when it has a positive impact on the environment while ensuring a good asset life and condition,” he said.
