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Over 600,000 plastic bags and bottles recycled into roads

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Over 600,000 plastic bags and bottles recycled into roads

Plastic bags, glass bottles and toner from used printer cartridges is being recycled and used to pave roads on the Northern Beaches.

The trial along parts of Sorlie Road, Frenchs Forest and Elanora Road, Elanora Heights, begins this month and uses a new asphalt mix made up of these recycled materials.

The approximate volume of recycled material diverted from landfill in this trial is:

548,680 plastic bag and packaging equivalents102,200 glass bottlesToner from 12,500 used printer cartridges208 tonnes of reclaimed road (asphalt)

The new asphalt mix, called Reconophalt, is expected to be more durable than standard asphalt mixes.

Council will monitor the cost and performance of the trial to determine whether the Reconophalt material will be used going forward.

Source: Northern Beaches Council : Over 600,000 plastic bags and bottles recycled into roads
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