Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “Every country is going to come up with ways to reuse this recycled plastic,” said Sahadat Hossain, an engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. “I work with Africa and developing countries. Everywhere you go, they’re building new roads – hundreds of miles of them….
Chicago Tribune – “Every country is going to come up with ways to reuse this recycled plastic,” said Sahadat Hossain, an engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. “I work with Africa and developing countries. Everywhere you go, they’re building new roads – hundreds of miles of them….
The Washington Post – “Every country is going to come up with ways to reuse this recycled plastic,” said Sahadat Hossain, an engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. “I work with Africa and developing countries. Everywhere you go, they’re building new roads — hundreds of miles of…
UTA News Center – A UTA civil engineering professor is using a $1.37 million proof-of-concept contract from the Texas Department of Transportation to use recycled plastic pins to strengthen Mechanically Stabilized Earth, or MSE, walls on North Texas highways – one of the largest state highway systems in the nation….
HowStuffWorks – In the U.S., plastic already is being used in road maintenance. University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering professor Sahadat Hossain, director of the school’s Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability, has turned to recycled plastic as a way to solve the problem of unstable soil on highway slopes,…
eindependentbd.com – The amount of municipal solid waste, one of the most important by-products of an urban lifestyle, is growing faster than the rate of urbanization. Currently, world cities generate about 1.3 billion tons of solid waste every year. The volume is expected to increase to 2.2 billion tons by…
Texas Public Radio – Sahadat Hossain, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, created the school’s Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability. He says China is an importer of recycled material from all over the world, and now the country has changed its rules governing the importation…
KUT 90.5 – Austin’s NPR Station – Sahadat Hossain, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, created the school’s Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability. He says China is an importer of recycled material from all over the world, and now the country has changed its rules…
UTA News Center – City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has signed a five-year, $4 million agreement with Dr Hossain to solve the one major issue for their country – growing demand for sustainable urban development. The agreement is collaboration between the University of Texas at Arlington and Kotebe Metropolitan University…
Viera Voice – In the U.S., a pin concept developed by Dr. Sahadat Hossain, an professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, “turns plastic’s non-decomposition from an environmental headache to an engineering solution.” The pins, made from recycled plastic — about 500 soda bottles each, are…