This mix is poured over stones.The plastic waste can include anything from sweet wrappers to shopping bags. "We spend so much on building roads that develop potholes and need rebuilding in no time," Vasudevan told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. That is proof of its strength and durability, plus it uses waste plastic that otherwise litters streets and rivers. "We are going to be generating waste plastic, and we are going to be building roads for the foreseeable future," he said. "Why not use the method that does away with the plastic waste and makes the roads cheaper, durable and safer?"

Source: Economic Times October 25, 2017 14:03 UTC