First Enviro Brick Unit Launched

As part of its campaign to minimise its carbon footprint, a local luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring supplier has joined forces with Recycle 4 Africa Waste Management (R4AWM) to recycle offcuts and uplifts by incorporating them into bricks, pavers and potentially other re-usable products in the future.

R4AWM is an eco-business that has pioneered the zero waste to landfill technology, achieved by converting non-recyclable waste into viable products across a number of manufacturing spectrums, according to the company’s website [www.r4awm.biz].

Recently, thanks to some extraordinary progress, the first containerised unit to recycle LVT material and create ‘eco’ bricks has been set up at Grandwest Hotel Complex.

The company has manufactured and supplied equipment called Containerised Waste Management Unit (CWMU) systems, which work by accepting waste, which is then pulverised, heated, mixed and blended. At Grandwest, these units recycle offcuts and uplifts and convert them into ‘eco’ bricks, pavers and other re-usable products which may be required on building sites.

After initial input waste processing, a binder is then added to the recycled content and the mixture is poured into moulds, which are then cast into blocks or pavers. Any trained person can use the machine.