In the construction industry, the use of recycled concrete aggregate for the production of concrete opens up a number of possibilities related to the reuse of materials. This could be a big step for humanity in its efforts to promote sustainable development. Over the years, the trend of using recycled aggregate grows as a potential solution to the accumulation of waste construction material, not forgetting the parallel trend of improving the quality of the final product. The reduction of reserves of natural resources, the drastic increase in the price of storage of building materials and the lack of locations for storage are precisely the reasons for the emergence of this trend. A comprehensive knowledge of the characteristics of a new material, such as self-compacting concrete with recycled concrete aggregate, is of crucial importance in order to highlight and utilize the material's real potential. So far, very successful research and practical application of concrete with recycled aggregate in general indicates a very successful use of this type of concrete for structural elements. The paper presents previous research and knowledge about self-compacting concrete with recycled concrete aggregate based on research in the wider region and around the world. Our own research was also carried out in order to contribute to the justification of the use of this type of concrete. The tests were performed on self-compacting concrete with different percentages of recycled concrete aggregate. Treated samples of concrete mixes with 30% and 50% recycled concrete aggregate were made in exactly the same way. The tests that were conducted are related to the properties of fresh and hardened concrete, namely: flowability, viscosity and ability to bypass obstacles of fresh concrete, and compressive and tensile strength, gas permeability, water permeability and wear resistance of hardened concrete. The test results were compared with the test results of the reference concrete mix of 100% natural aggregate. Based on the analysis of the results, conclusions were drawn at the end of the paper.