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February 13, 2026

Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat

  • The goal is to take one problem — plastic pollution — and use it to fix another: deteriorating roads.
    • By MD S HOSSAIN
    University of Texas at Arlington

    Photo by Md Sahadat Hossain, via The Conversation [enlarge]
    Crews finish paving a stretch of road with plastic-infused pavement.

    (THE CONVERSATION) Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of the rest ends up burned, buried or drifting through waterways, a problem that's only getting worse.


     
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