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

  • Written by Md S Hossain, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heatA stretch of road near Rockwall, Texas, paved with plastic-infused asphalt. Md. Sahadat Hossain

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.

As a civil engineer, I started asking...

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