see url:
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/dft-approves-plastic-roads-additive
see full report...You may remember me mentioning this development a
while back...Now it has come to fruition...Should be a good way of
getting rid of some plastic and saving on energy and environmental
pollution from tarmacadam..
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An eco-friendly alternative to bitumen, made from recycled waste
plastic, has been approved for use on UK roads.
Scottish company MacRebur has had its plastic roads additive approved by
the Department for Transport (DfT) for use in public highways.
MacRebur says that its product is the first of its kind to meet the
standard for use in public roads, creating a new viable recycling
solution for the UK government and councils across the country.
The announcement comes after four years of tests and trials conducted
under the auspices of the municipal engineers’ organisation ADEPT – the
Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport.
The ADEPT Smart Places Live Labs Programme in Cumbria assessed the use
of waste plastic in asphalt, backed by funding from the DfT.
Toby McCartney, co-founder and CEO of MacRebur, said: “The announcement
that our products meet the standard for use in public roads across the
country is a huge step forward for MacRebur.
“Processing non-recyclable waste plastic destined for landfill and
adding them into asphalt, our product offers a green alternative for
road construction – with each km of road laid using up the equivalent
weight of 740,541 single-use plastic bags.”
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