Recycled aggregates made from C&D wastes should offer to the community, both as an opportunity to reduce the impact on the environment and a new cheap material usable for civil works and road works.
The expected results of the project will be a comprehensive campaign under the aegis of the University of Mauritius for testing of recycled aggregates. This innovative material will be produced at Gamma Materials Ltd facilities with sorting samples of C&D waste collected from the new La Chaumière Civic Amenity Centre and from other building and public infrastructure works like Metro Express.
The trial will verify their technical performances, whether they can meet the specifications for use as a base course at laboratory level and at a full-scale test carried in collaboration with the Road Development Authority.
The study will also show the recycled aggregates are inert materials and are not hazardous to health and environment.
Recycled aggregates would be an alternative material to the usual natural basalt-crusher-run. The commercial application of this new product will be a good quality base course required for the building and infrastructure public works.
The project will be the basis of the sales pitch for the promotion to the main influencers and stakeholders, like major contractors, RDA, MSB, Consulting Engineers etc...
Keywords
Recycled aggregates,C&D waste,base course,inert materials,crusher run
Language
English
Publisher
Mauritius Research and Innovation Council
Content Classification
Brief
Funding Agency(ies)
Mauritius Research and Innovation Council; Gamma Materials Ltd
