Clinker Chat: Paintback

20 October 2025

a wide angled photo of a warehouse with machinery for recycling waste paint

Welcome to Clinker Chat, the SmartCrete CRC conversations series with innovation leaders.

In this episode, SmartCrete CEO Clare Tubolets heads to Paintback’s PACE HQ, where unwanted paint is responsibly disposed of, upcycled and diverted from landfill. Clare chats with Paintback’s CEO John Ferraro and R&D Manager Rachael Roberts about how a research collaboration with Swinburne University of Technology is turning paint into a concrete additive for improved strength and durability.

This project is supported by grant funding from the Commonwealth government.

This interview was filmed on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge them as the Traditional Custodians and pay our respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.


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