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Building a greener Knox with eco-friendly asphalt

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Have you noticed improved roads, car parks or paths in your neighbourhood lately? Chances are they’ve been resurfaced with an environmentally friendly type of asphalt made from recycled materials. 

By using asphalt that contains recycled materials, we’re reducing waste sent to landfill and lowering our environmental footprint, making our local infrastructure greener and more sustainable. 

Here at Knox, we are sourcing this asphalt from local manufacturers. It contains the usual mix of sand and stone but has the added benefit of including recycled materials such as plastics and glass beads. All components are bound together with bitumen (similar to cement in concrete) to form a strong, long-lasting asphalt pavement road surface.

In 2024 to 2025, we used 10,850 tonnes of this eco-friendly asphalt to improve infrastructure in Knox. Recent road resurfacing projects include several local streets including Milpera Crescent and The Mews Wantirna (approx. 3,700m2) where it was used as part of our road renewal program. 

Eco-friendly asphalt being laid on Milpera Crescent, Wantirna

Preparing the surface to lay eco-friendly asphalt at Milpera Crescent, Wantirna

Eco-friendly asphalt being laid at The Mews and Milpera Crescent, Wantirna

New eco-friendly asphalt surface being applied at The Mews, Wantirna

Eco-friendly asphalt being laid at Milpera Crescent, Wantirna

Completed eco-friendly asphalt works and line markings at Milpera Crescent, Wantirna

Our teams have been using this material for approximately five years with the first trial taking place in January 2020 on Fraser Crescent, Wantirna South. Current observations suggest it is performing in line with conventional asphalt products. 

Upcoming works using this environmentally friendly product include Dorrigo Drive, Boronia, Leonard Street, Bayswater and Wicks Road, The Basin. 

We look forward to delivering more projects using this asphalt and investing in other recycled materials to deliver sustainable infrastructure and build a “greener” Knox.  

For more information about out environmental and sustainability objectives, refer to the Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025 – 2029 or email our Engineering Services and Operations Team via [email protected].

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