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    Asphalt made from plastic baby bottles, the first domestic "waste plastic recycling and environmental protection road" unveiled at Huali

    • Last Update: 2021-07-14
    • Source: Internet
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    April 23 is the 52nd Earth Day.
    China's first waste plastic recycling and environmental protection road was unveiled on the campus of East China University of Science and Technology, exploring a new green development path for the recycling of plastic milk bottles
    .


    This waste plastic recycling and environmental protection road on Huali campus is 300 meters long and uses more than 200kg recycled plastic baby bottles
    .
    The innovative move of using waste plastic to modify asphalt not only "turns waste into road", and reduces the generation of environmental waste.
    Compared with conventional pure asphalt pavement, polymer modified asphalt pavement has better performance and durability
    .


    How did discarded baby bottles turn into asphalt roads? This is due to the innovative ELVALOY RET asphalt modification technology of the multinational company Dow: After the plastic milk bottles are sent to the recycling plant for sorting, they are crushed and melted, and then these raw materials are sent to the asphalt production plant with the help of Dow's technology produces waste plastic modified asphalt for paving roads and other pavements
    .


    On April 23, Dow announced the establishment of a partnership with Daily Fresh, committed to increasing the plastic recycling rate through innovative solutions, and recycling and using waste plastics more reasonably
    .


    In China's first "plastic road" project carried out by Dow and Daily Fresh, a recycled plastic road paved with waste milk bottles has given new life to plastic that is difficult to recycle
    .
    This cooperation further advances Dow’s latest sustainability indicators: By 2030, Dow will be committed to “eliminating waste” and through its own actions or partnerships, 1 million tons of plastic will be recycled, reused, and reused.
    Or recycled
    .


    "Plastics that are difficult to recycle are often discarded in landfills and rivers, but the potential value of other aspects is never considered
    .
    The reason why plastics are highly valued by brands, recyclers and other value chain partners is because plastics It can force all parties in the industry to jointly promote sustainable development strategies, reduce the discarding of plastic waste, and affect the natural ecological environment
    .
    "Bambang Candra, Vice President of Asia Pacific Business of Dow’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics Business Unit, explained, "The cooperation between Dow and Daily Fresh has found new uses for discarded bottles.
    We hope to help other brands reduce Plastic waste
    .
    "Professor Li Tao, vice president of East China University of Science and Technology, said: "It is great to see the'Waste Plastic Recycling and Environmental Protection Road' project bear fruit today
    .
    As an institution of higher learning that focuses on science and innovation, this cooperation provides us with an example of handling plastic waste in a unique way
    .
    I hope to take this opportunity to encourage students to explore more non-traditional solutions in the field of sustainable development, and science and technology can empower green development
    .
    "

      Dow is committed to eliminating waste through various partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region, and this cooperation with Daily Fresh is also one of many cooperations
    .
    Dow started to use recycled plastic in Depok, Indonesia in 2017 to improve Roads, to help the Indonesian government achieve the goal of reducing marine plastic waste by 70% by 2025.
    After the
    success of the pilot project, Dow sets its sights on India, with KK Plastic Waste Management, Ltd.
    , Rudra Environmental Solutions and two locations The government cooperated with the implementation of plastic road improvement projects in Pune and Bangalore
    .
    Recently, Dow started to cooperate with Thailand’s Siam Cement Group to use plastic to improve asphalt pavement
    .

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