Ziaullah Khan
A Scottish company has been building roads using plastic bottles for the past few years, which it claims are 3 times more durable than traditional roads. It is estimated that around 9 billion tonnes of plastic is currently available in various forms around the world, with 7 billion tonnes of plastic being either dumped into the oceans or made for waste disposal on Earth.
Toby McCarthy, the founder of a company called Macrebur, is an engineer. Stating the reason for setting up the company, he said that at first he did not want to show his children plastic-filled seas.
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He began work on a similar technique in Scotland with the help of his two friends to devise an eco-friendly way of making plastic roads. Soon he was successful and was able to invent a special “actuator” which was also patented.
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They break industrial and domestic used plastics into very fine pieces with the help of a special machine that is as much as 5mm. Then the fragments and the “actuator” are chemically processed, the material obtained is exactly the same as the bitumen / asphalt used in the construction of roads.
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Until now, they have built several kilometers long roads with used plastic, which also prove to be particularly durable, but construction experts say the sustainability of plastic-made roads will be limited to the cold countries, while the hot and sunny sunshine of the eastern countries environment, these roads may soon be broken down.#Plastic #Roads #Macrebur #TobyMcCarthy, #Scotland #Technology #Construction
A very cool idea that have used.
Yeah, this is really cool idea and also economical
This is a great way to reuse those plastic wastes that usually end up in the ocean!
Yes well said and I agree you totally
You are right because the plastic would melt in warm countries.
Yes, one may also find solution to this.
In some countries, all possible waste solutions are found.
Yes it also depends on budget.
I too heard about it, This is a good initiative.
Yeah, but this is limited to cold countries , we hope that one may find solution to this for hot countries
That is wonderful, a useful use for plastic waste.
Yeah, this indeed great discovery
Very practical and hopefully economical by the traditional method. Even being used in countries with colder climates is a unique achievement.
Yeah , this is really great idea and also economical
Here is a link about plastic roads in India
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/watch-building-roads-from-plastic-waste-in-india-1.2122745
that’s really good to know , thank you Grace
Amazing this is truly a good thing.
Using plastic for road building has been going on for a while now
Yeah , experts suggest it works only in cold countries
this is so awesome! i love when people come up with solutions to the problems we have!
Yeah , it is always interesting when there new invention in new way
This is really a very smart innovation, my friend
Yes, this perfect example if innovation
Recycling is the way to go. Good use for the plastic bottles.
Yeah , we must recycle such things to reuse it
I love the view in the first picture you put here.
Yeah its beautiful and awesome