Penrith, NSW completes a first-in-Australia recycled road project using single-use coffee cups
Penrith, NSW Recycled Road Project Single-Use Coffee cups
City officials worked with State Asphalts NSW on incorporating locally gathered cups for two roadway projects. The company's PAK- PAVE process combined 136,000 cups gathered by the Simply Cups initiative with 1.2 million glass bottles and other materials. Repaving projects on Jamison Road and Swallow Drive covered 740 meters with more than 50% of the new surface made from recycled materials. This initiative reduced carbon emissions from construction while improving road durability.
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Today’s coffee cups paving tomorrow’s roads - Penrith City Council
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Media release: Australia’s first road made using recycled coffee cups | Closed Loop
A suburban road in Penrith has become the first in Australia, to include recycled coffee cups in its construction. The fibres in the cups are a valuable additive that helps create a superior, more durable product, quieter and safer than regular asphalt.
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