Those plastic milk jugs and water bottles in your recycling bin could soon be used to make pavement for roads across Texas and beyond. Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington are about halfway through a two-year study of how to use recycled plastic as road material. And, the…
By incorporating expertise in recycling and construction materials, two civil engineering professors are conducting a feasibility study into building plastic roads. The $342,588 study is being funded by the Texas Department of Transportation and will be ongoing for the next two years, according to a UTA news release.
Researchers say the project could lead to ‘more durable, sustainable and cheaper roads’. Scientists from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) are leading a two-year, $342,588 (£274,000) feasibility study into building roads made from plastic waste, funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington are working on ways to incorporate waste plastic in roads. They are combining plastic with asphalt to create an advantageous solution for safe surfaces that will last longer and cost less.
The University of Texas at Arlington researchers are combining their two areas of expertise–recycling and asphalt/concrete, respectively–to lead a two-year, $342,588 feasibility study on building plastic roads, funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
The University of Texas at Arlington researchers are combining their two areas of expertise–recycling and asphalt/concrete, respectively–to lead a two-year, $342,588 feasibility study on building plastic roads, funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
The roads wouldn’t be made entirely of recycled plastic, but instead mixed with asphalt for an ideal consistency to keep the road safe for motorists and help it last longer, cost less and avoid cracking. “When China was taking all of the recyclables, it was an $11 billion per year…
EurekAlert! – “Now that the international market for U.S. recycling materials no longer exists, we need to find and create local uses and markets for recycled plastics. TxDOT is focusing on increasing use of sustainable construction material, and this feasibility study of plastic roads is the agency’s latest effort.”
HERB BOOTH: UT ARLINGTON MEDIA RELATIONS – The University of Texas at Arlington researchers are combining their two areas of expertise—recycling and asphalt/concrete, respectively—to lead a two-year, $342,588 feasibility study on building plastic roads, funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The roads wouldn’t be made entirely of recycled…