Three US-based organisations have collaborated on a project in which the material from 191,000 recycled plastics bags were used as an additive in asphalt. Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem), the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), and the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) have worked together to pave a 67,000 sq ft lot at CPChem’s facility in…
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