Can plastic waste be used to make roads ?

QuestionsCategory: RecyclingCan plastic waste be used to make roads ?
Pravin Marathe asked 6 years ago
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Can plastics waste be used to make roads ?
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Can plastics waste be used to make roads ?
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Plastic waste keeps accumulating over period of time contributing to pollution because it does not decompose. In order to manage plastic waste, it is necessary to recycle, upcycle or reuse it.
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Team GreenSutra® Staff answered 6 years ago

Yes, it is possible to make roads using plastic waste. Currently, several parts of rural India are using plastic waste to construct roads.

Rajagopalan Vasudevan, an Indian scientist, has developed an innovative method that uses plastic waste to make roads. Roads made with this innovative method tend to be :

  • Cheaper
  • More Durable
  • More Resistant to damages caused by heavy rains, etc.
  • Eco-friendly