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The Andrews Labor Government is providing a boost to the environment and local Ballarat jobs by recycling hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste and repurposing it into transport projects across the state.Its estimated 10 Victorian jobs are created for every 10000 tonnes of waste material kept out of landfill leading to approximately 3900 jobs in the next decade.eMesh is made from 100 recycled polypropylene plastic and has been used to replace steel mesh in concrete for shared user paths across 22 road and rail projects and dozens of other infrastructure projects in Australia.The recycled product is manufactured in Ballarat by Danbar Plastics for Enviromesh.The eMesh is packed by McCallum Industries an Alfredton-based disability support organisation and social enterprise that employs approximately 90 people with disability under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.Since it was introduced in 2020 Recycled First has led to five times more recycled materials being used than previous years with 1.3 million tonnes being integrated on Victorian transport projects.The shift to recycled products is being driven by Victorias ecologiQ program which is leveraging the Labor Governments significant infrastructure investment to boost the use of recycled and reused materials. Supplier Enviromesh has already seen stronger demand with 100 year-on-year growth for eMesh in recent years.eMesh is used across 22 Victorian major infrastructure projects with 10 more planned including the Monash Freeway and Barwon Heads Road Upgrades Toorak Road and Hoppers Crossing Level Crossing Removals and the Pakenham rail line upgrade.Victorias nation-leading circular economy will take centre stage in September showcasing the greener projects being delivered by the Labor Governments Big Build. For more information visit ecologiq.vic.gov.au.
