Recycling

According to RMIT - the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - 10 project sites around the Australian city will use an estimated 21,000kg of recycled plastic.

A road building firm in China is benefiting from the use of a new asphalt plant able to handle a high percentage of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) in the mix. The firm is operating a Lintec CSM4000HRC asphalt mixing plant that is equipped with a hot recycling system.The plant is being operated by Lu An Highway Industry in China’s Anhui province, providing high-quality asphalt for the S244 regional expressway and other expressway and road maintenance projects.

According to the National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA), the use of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) is increasing in the US.

A notable development in the off-highway equipment sector is the development of new generation road reclamation tools

Italian firm FAE offers a range of products for the construction sector including towed stabilisers and hydraulic attachments

High-quality concrete paving has been achieved at an airport in Iceland by specialist contractor, HIB Iceland.

Wirtgen is introducing new technology for road materials recycling.

Innovation award nominations have been named for bauma 2022.