Construction Company Plansto Make Roads From Recycled Plastic 2 From 4

Rotterdam, a keen supporter Of sustainable ‘technology, has already signaled its interest in running a trial.

Jaap Peters, from the city council’s engineering bureau, said: “we’re very positive towards the developments around Plastic Road.

Rotterdam is a city that is open to experiments and innovative adaptations in practice.

We have a ‘street lab’ available where innovations like this can be tested.”

Mars said the idea had huge potential for future development, such as heated roads or ultra-quiet surfaces. He said: “As far as I know we’re the first in the world [to try this].

“It’s still an idea on paper at the moment; the next stage is to build it and test it in a laboratory to make sure it’s safe in wet and slippery conditions and soon.

we’re looking for partners who want to collaborate on a pilot as well as manufacturers in the plastics industry, we’re thinking of the recycling sector, universities and other knowledge institutions.

“Rotterdam is a very innovative city and has embraced the idea.

It fits very well within its sustainability policy and it has said it is keen to work on a pilot.”

Benefits of Plastic Plastic Road Road consists of 100 percent recycled material.

Precast slabs that are more resistant to weather and abrasion.

Roads can be built in weeks instead of months.

Roads go three times longer.

Less and less road maintenance, so less or no traffic jams and / or detours for motorists.

In the hollow structure is, for example, space for cables, pipes and water.

Lightweight design that is easy to sand surface. Less cargo loads so less construction traffic.