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recycling and re-processing of production waste
The ultimate aim of any manufacturer is to eliminate production waste and Brickworks Building Products™ member companies are constantly striving to meet this objective.
For example, Austral Bricks® new Wollert (Victoria) plant has markedly reduced the instance of malformed or off-specification green (unfired) bricks. Any such units are automatically recycled into the clay mix rather than going to landfill.
This principle also applies at other Brickworks Building Products™ manufacturing sites. Where this is not possible or feasible, some production waste is repurposed, for example sub-standard concrete roof tiles may be crushed for use as a roadbase material.
Other by-products of the manufacturing process are also collected and despatched for recycling. These include cardboard, timber, strapping and plastics such as packaging.