Waste Plastic to Construct Roads: Strength & Sustainability

Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-CRRI
“Use of waste plastic in bitumen has shown improved performance, stability, strength, and a reduction in overall rutting in roads. Until now, India has almost 33,700 km of low volume plastic roads; as of 2021, 703 km of National Highways were constructed using plastic waste.”
Dr. Ambika Behl - Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi

In India, almost 16.5 million tons of plastic is being consumed annually, in which 60% is recycled and the remaining 40% is littering the environment. There is, therefore, an urgent need to utilize the plastic waste effectively with technical developments for plastic reuse and application.

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