CCTV news: in Kuga City, East Cape Province, South Africa, the local government is building a "plastic road", hoping to solve the problem of environmental pollution and the road of road in a new way. At the same time, through this project, the environmental awareness of the whole South African people will be aroused, enterprises will be encouraged to innovate, and establish more environmental protection and energy conservation projects.
In March this year, the city government announced that the local civil engineering and construction company would cooperate with an innovation company called macleiber in Scotland to decompose waste plastics that need to be buried or burned into particles to replace most of the asphalt in the traditional asphalt mixture, and then use such materials to pilot the construction of a one kilometer long plastic road in coastal towns.
It is reported that the construction of such a 1km long "plastic road" can recycle nearly 700,000 pieces waste plastic bottles or 1.8 million plastic bags. "Plastic road" is suitable for the local climate, more durable and heat-resistant, and can reduce the fuel consumption and road maintenance costs of vehicle driving.
Mcleiber's representative said the city's pilot "plastic road" was their first attempt in Africa. In Africa, where the infrastructure construction is not perfect, this kind of pilot project which can save the cost of road maintenance and improve the existing roads has also attracted the interest of many African countries.
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