The Adelaide Central Market precinct is an iconic site within Adelaide’s CBD. Equally as iconic is South Australia’s long-standing leadership when it comes to resource recovery. Earlier this year these two themes came tougher when ResourceCo recycled over 12,500 tonnes of concrete from the Gouger Street site.

ResourceCo’s CEO of Recycling and Waste, Brad Lemmon, recently met with City of Adelaide Lord Mayor, Jane Lomax-Smith where they toured the redevelopment site. The Lord Mayor generously acknowledged ResourceCo’s commitment to recycling the 600 plus loads

of concrete from the site.

“When you’re dealing with an organisation that wants to do the best by the environment, you’re pretty lucky if you’re in South Australia because we’re really ahead of the pack when it comes to recycling waste, and reusing demolition material,” said the Lord Mayor.

ResourceCo received the material at Wingfield where it has been remanufactured into products that have been resupplied into the market for a wide range of civil construction applications.

“Our relationship with ResourceCo has been an win-win for everybody, but particularly the environment. It means that there has been less waste going to landfill, and less quarrying into the future.