Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken up a pilot project of laying plastic mix bituminous for road ...

This new technology that promises longevity and is being built using plastic chips from recycled waste collected in the ward ...

A new study, published today in the journal Environmental Health, measured the toxicity of making plastic from oily bitumen, and of storing liquid in the bottles. Modern water bottles aren't that ...

Dehradun, the capital city of Uttarakhand generates around 45–60 tons of plastic waste daily, considering 10–15% of plastic ...

In order to boost their strength, bitumen and sand or stone are typically mixed with polymer plastics to create plastic roadways. According to Bangladeshi experts, building plastic roads in Bangladesh ...

The state panchayat and rural development department is aiming to soon make 80 waste plastic management units fully operational to enable preparation of mixture with bitumen for construction and ...

In this process, 8% plastic waste is used by weight of bitumen in the bituminous wearing course and as per mix design requirement. PM Narendra Modi in May 2019 inaugurated two Ring Road projects ...

Bangladesh has constructed a 100-metre long road at Pirujali Sarakghata in Gazipur using bitumen mixed with plastic waste, the first of its kind in the country. The use of plastic waste will help ...

In traditional road construction, bitumen is the binding material, a tarry oil product mixed directly with hot aggregates before paving a road. The plastic road method, however, first coats the ...