Scottish Company Recycles Plastic Waste Into Roads

Scottish company recycles plastic waste into roads

A Scottish firm. MacRebur, has invented a way to recycle plastic waste into road pavement, replacing some of the oil-based bitumen, or asphalt, that holds regular roadways together. Roxana Saberi reports.

Innovation sandbox to decarbonise UK roads

North Lanarkshire Council, working in partnership with Amey and Safetytech Accelerator have launched the Barriers to Decarbonising Roads Sandbox (BDRS) as part of the ADEPT Live Labs 2 programme’s Centre of Excellence for Decarbonising Roads. ADEPT Live Labs 2 is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme, funded by the Department for Transport, aimed at decarbonising the local highway network. It includes seven projects, grouped by four interc…

Scottish council launches SME testbed for low-carbon road materials

North Lanarkshire Council has launched a new initiative to help small businesses overcome barriers to deploying low-carbon road materials across the UK. The council, working with contractor Amey and technology partner Safetytech Accelerator, has created the Barriers to Decarbonising Roads Sandbox (BDRS) as part of… The post Scottish council launches SME testbed for low-carbon road materials appeared first on Construction News.