Plastic Roads in Asia: Current Implementations and Should It Be Considered?

SB Abd Karim, S Norman, S Koting, K Simarani… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rapid economic and industrial growth experienced in the Asian region has significantly
increased waste production, particularly single-use plastic. This surge in waste poses a …

[PDF][PDF] Using waste plastics in road construction

M Sasidharan, ME Torbaghan… - Institute of Development …, 2019 - academia.edu
1. Executive summary The idea of using waste plastics in road construction is relatively new.
Laboratory tests have shown positive results when a small amount (5-10% by weight) of …

Recent advances in the construction of sustainable asphalt roads with recycled plastic

M Enfrin, F Giustozzi - Polymer International, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although various polyolefins have intermittently been used for making roads since the
1980s, the recycling of plastic waste into roads raises new challenges related to the …

Plastic roads: Not all they're paved up to be

K Conlon - International Journal of Sustainable Development & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The growing, global plastic waste crisis is sparking a myriad of solutions from disparate
fields. One such end-of-use solution is the application of plastic waste for paving roads. This …

Closing the Loop: Harnessing waste plastics for sustainable asphalt mixtures–A comprehensive review

PK Ashish, A Sreeram, X Xu, P Chandrasekar… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread production and consumption of plastics is a pressing global issue that
requires multifaceted approaches and solutions. In terms of recycling, one of the ways to …

[HTML][HTML] Review of recycling waste plastics in asphalt paving materials

L You, Z Long, Z You, D Ge, X Yang, F Xu… - Journal of Traffic and …, 2022 - Elsevier
An ever-growing demand for depleted natural resources is one of the significant challenges
facing the global asphalt pavement industry in building and maintaining global asphalt …

[HTML][HTML] The utilization of waste plastics in asphalt pavements: A review

Y Ma, H Zhou, X Jiang, P Polaczyk, R Xiao, M Zhang… - Cleaner Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics are commonly used in all aspect in daily life. Lacking suitable approaches for waste
treatment, a huge generation of waste plastics will cause the main global environmental …

Structural performance of waste plastic bottles modified asphalt: a review

AM Shah, RH Lodhi, MF Javed, M Jasiński, E Jasińska… - Resources, 2023 - mdpi.com
The usage of plastic materials in our daily life is increasing day by day. These plastic
materials are somehow beneficial for us, but the disposal of waste plastic materials has …

Use of road-grade recycled plastics for sustainable asphalt pavements: final performance and environmental assessment: part A

F Giustozzi, M Enfrin, DL Xuan, YJ Boom, H Masood… - 2022 - trid.trb.org
This report is the third of a series of reports for project APT6305. The first report examined
the use of road-grade recycled plastics in asphalt pavements and investigated the most …

Use of road-grade recycled plastics for sustainable asphalt pavements: overview of the recycled plastic industry and recycled plastic types

F Giustozzi, YJ Boom - 2021 - trid.trb.org
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the type, volume, and price of recycled
plastics and their possible uses in asphalt. The report presents data, including recycling …