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RECYCLED PLASTIC RAILWAY SLEEPERS: A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO TIMBER? By Kim Ho, Assistant Editor, Infrastructure magazine
With China banning the importation of recyclable materials in 2017, the issue of what Australia should do with its waste has grown more and more urgent. A new initiative, backed by research funded by Sustainability Victoria, proposes one innovative solution: creating railway sleepers out of recycled plastics.
DuratrackÂŽ plastic-composite sleepers are installed at Richmond Station. All image credits: Sustainability Victoria
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November 2019 // Issue 13
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