Engineers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology partnered with Visy, Australia’s largest recycling company, to create energy-efficient bricks using scrap materials like glass and combusted solid waste (ash). 

These bricks, containing at least 15% waste glass and 20% ash, offer improved insulation, potentially cutting household energy bills by up to 5%. The process reduces firing temperature by 20%, saving on production costs.

The innovation meets environmental standards and could significantly reduce emissions from brick production.