"A plastic road can use even low-value plastics," said Bimal Bastola, founder of Green Road Waste Management, the organisation leading the initiative in Nepal. "We saw scope for such plastics to be ...

Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of the rest ends up burned, buried or drifting through waterways, a problem that’s only ...

All kinds of recycled waste goes into public roads these days, including blast furnace slag, scrap tires, and roofing shingles, according to the Federal Highway Administration. An estimated 300,000 ...

Nigeria doesn’t have enough roads, and it’s making life harder for people, especially in rural areas. The Nigerian government’s latest estimate is that the country needs another 200,000 kilometres of ...

The Netherlands really seem to be ahead of the game when it comes to finding ways to build more sustainable roadways. They have tested sections of roadways made with steel wool that can fix themselves ...

University of Texas at Arlington engineering professor Sahadat Hossain explains how the unique mix of plastic and asphalt is made. He and a team of students are piloting the sustainable mix on a paved ...

Light House, an organization dedicated to advancing regenerative and circular practices in the built environment, has unveiled the results of its Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI). This 14-month ...

Canadian organization plans to assess and enable recyclability of plastic scrap generated at 10 construction site projects in western Canada. Garron Dalby, who is serving as a site monitor as part of ...

Vehicles riding over a road built using recycled plastic waste in Pokhara – Copyright AFP Prakash MATHEMA Cars speeding along a smooth, black-coloured street in ...