Highways made of recycled plastic? Recently a California company used recycled PET scrap in place of asphalt along a California highway. They used glycolysis to depolymerize PET scrap for use in an asphalt binder. The pavement it produces is stronger than traditional hot-mix asphalt. Could this be the future of asphalt?
The road to recycled plastic
“It’s a pretty big deal to introduce a new type of pavement to a large agency like Caltrans, but I think what they want is there from a sustainability standpoint and a performance standpoint,” said Sean Weaver, CEO and founder of TechniSoil Industrial and inventor of the recycled-content asphalt binder.
What You Need To Know About Full Depth Reclamation
DRYCO also offers one of the most sustainable ways to replace pavement: Full Depth Reclamation. Read more about it here.