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5 U.S. States Are Repaving Roads With Unrecyclable Plastic Waste–And Results Are Impressive
Headache-inducing plastic waste such as printer cartridges and plastic bags are being turned into aggregate material for asphalt road mixtures around the country.
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India Fishermen Divert Their Catch of Ocean Plastic So it Can Be Used to Rebuild Roads
In the state of Kerala, known as the Jewel of South India, fishermen are taking it upon themselves to keep it that way and...
12 Countries Have Built Roads Out of Plastic – And They Can Perform As Well or Better Than Asphalt
This article first appeared in Yale Environment 360 and is re-printed with permission.
A road running through Accra, Ghana’s capital, looks like any other blacktop....
This California Highway Has Just Become the First State Road Made From Recycled Plastic in the US
This may look like just an ordinary stretch of newly-paved road, but it's actually being hailed as the first mile of recycled plastic highway...
Major Plastic Producer Has Turned Over 100 Tons of Waste into Roads – With Many More Miles More to Go
After successfully piloting the roads in Asia, the company has started laying the recycled plastic roads in America as well.
Instead of Tossing it Back, 5,000 Indian Fishermen Now Collect Ocean Plastic to Build Roads and Prosperity
While the world becomes more and more aware of plastic pollution, a group of 5,000 fishermen who rely on the “Mother Sea” to survive...
Netherlands to Build Roads With Recycled Plastic From the Ocean
The PlasticRoad project won't just be clearing ocean pollution with their recycled roads. The roads will be more durable and easier to maintain.
Road Paved With Recycled Plastic Would Snap Together Like Legos
Plastic litter along roadsides may soon be used to make new roads. A company in the Netherlands has come up with a plan to...
India’s ‘Plastic Man’ Turns Litter Into Paved Roads
A professor of chemistry in Madurai, India believes the mounds of trash lining the roads and fields to be a "wonderful resource" for his country.
The...
Detroit’s Newest Road Can Now Charge Electric Cars as They Drive on it
Detroit, Michigan celebrated a major milestone in the future of vehicle electrification, as crews finished installing the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway last month.
Using...
An Infinitely Recyclable Plastic Could Solve the World’s Pollution Problem
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new infinitely recyclable plastic that could be the answer to the world's growing pollution...
Roads are Lasting Twice as Long Thanks to Recycled Tire Rubber
Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found.
Engineers...
Monumental Animal Sculptures Made From 35 Tons of Plastic Collected on Oregon Coast by Volunteers–LOOK
Gorgeous sculptures of colorful marine animals are traveling across America—and every bit of the body of the artwork was once trash along the Oregon...
More Cities Make the Switch From Polluting Salt to Sugar Beets To Beat Icy Roads
Rock salt is prized for its use as a de-icer, but the mineral's monopoly on curing roads of icy patches may be coming to...
Spray-on Treatment Could Lengthen Life of Roads While Making Cities Cooler
A spray-on treatment for asphalt roads aims to curb both their contribution to the urban island heat effect, and stop them from breaking so...
Nigerian Homes Built From Thousands of Plastic Bottles –12x Stronger Than Brick And Earthquake Strong
New Mexico is known for its adobe dwellings, Kyoto for its wooden temples, and now, in rural Nigeria, there are villages making waves for...
Scientists Create World’s First Truly Biodegradable Single-use Plastic That ‘Eats Itself’ in Just 2 Weeks
Despite our efforts to sort and recycle, less than 9% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S., and most ends up in landfill or...
How to Turn Plastic Waste From Your Recycle Bin Into Profit
This article, by Joshua M. Pearce of Michigan Technological University, has been republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
People will recycle...
Photo of Paralyzed Man Cleaning Plastic From India River Goes Viral – And He’s Showered With Gifts to Better His Life
A passion for photography has always possessed this young engineer from Kerala, India. Now he knows there was a purpose, after a photo he...
We Use 6 Billion Face Masks a Day—But Scientists Have a Genius Way to Turn Them Into Roads
The idea of billions of people going through a few masks a week during this pandemic definitely rings alarm bells, but a team of...