Working with industry

In 2024 ecologiQ celebrated National Recycling Week at our inaugural Greener Infrastructure Week.

Held between 11-15 November, this week-long event included networking, webinars, panel discussions and site tours designed to leave participants feeling inspired, challenged, and excited for the future.

Sessions built on the important conversations started at our 2022 and 2023 conferences, with a focus on celebrating the individuals, organisations and projects who are leading the way in building purposely greener infrastructure.

Some of the brightest minds across the infrastructure and sustainability sectors took a deep dive into a range of topics including:

• How modular design can help reduce waste and project costs
• The role recycled materials in decarbonising infrastructure
• How collaboration can create a thriving marketplace for sustainable materials

To revisit all the sessions, visit the ecologiQ YouTube Channel.

Innovation

ecologiQ is working with industry partners to further the research, development and validation of innovation applications and Victorian end markets for recycled and reused materials.

We provide the scaffolding for suppliers to pursue commercialisation pathways and get emerging recycled products from paper into transport projects.

ecologiQ’s innovation agenda also involves developing new standards and specifications and building industry capability for the use of priority materials in new applications, such as

• recycled plastic products in noise walls
• composite sleepers
• drainage pipes
• asphalt and crumb rubber on heavily trafficked roads.

We’ll also focus on recycled organics for landscaping, ballast reuse, concrete innovation, textiles, crushed glass fines and recycled materials in carparks, shared use paths and permeable pavements.

For support to get your innovative recycled product into the ground on a Victorian transport project please email ecologiq@roadprojects.vic.gov.au.