Replacing cement with ground recycled glass – Island Block and Paving are producing beautiful bricks and blocks.
On the beautiful “Apple Isle” of Tasmania, a local Aussie company is making significant waves in the manufacture of green-certified building products.
Blocks for the Future are manufactured with up to 40% recycled glass aggregate. After manufacture the blocks are then treated to expose the recycled glass-coloured aggregate on the surface, these finishes have never been seen in the marketplace before and are unique to Island Block & Paving.
The environmental benefits are enormous as natural resourced aggregates such as sand and metal dust, are replaced in manufacture by a potential landfill product. Due to the cementitious value of the finely crushed recycled glass, cement usage is reduced by 10% – therefore importantly reducing CO2 emissions whilst still achieving excellent product strength.
Check out the full range of Island Block and Paving products in one of our three display superstores around Melbourne.
Melbourne Brick is proud to be the exclusive Victorian Distributor of these fine and environmentally friendly products.
