Boral’s HGCS approved by Sydney Water following six years of R&D

Boral’s Blended High-Grade Compaction Sand (HGCS), which it describes as an “environmentally sustainable and easily compacted alternative for pipe laying applications”, has been approved for use by Sydney Water.

According to a statement from the building materials company on Tuesday, the now-approved non-standard product was designed specifically to meet the utility provider’s materials specifications. It contains as much as 40 per cent double-washed glass sand, derived from kerbside recycled glass bottles.

The statement adds that Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Centre is the first to use the product, following “more than 12 months of extensive collaboration and successful trials involving John Holland, Sydney Water and Boral, respectively”.

The glass is sourced from recycler IQ Renew and the blend created at Boral’s Emu Plains recycling facility.

Recycled Product Manager at Boral, Jeff Adams, said, “The incorporation of glass sand into Boral products has been a six-year journey from initially finding a suitable source, working with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to establish a Boral-specific glass sand order, to now having approval from Sydney Water on our flagship Boral Blended High-Grade Compaction sand.”

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