Road in Pune being made from plastic waste

14-Dec-16

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has found a way to channel plastic waste, by laying a road made of trash. The construction of such a road began at the 150-metre stretch and uses bitumen technology on waste plastic, ranging from polybags to biscuit packets.
For its construction, 220 tons of aggregate (rock), 11 tones of bitumen and 1 toe of 2.36 mm shredded waste plastic, used according to the Indian Road Congress (IRC) guidelines, has been put to use. The plastic has been provided by Rudra Environmental Solutions (India) Ltd (RESIL) and has been collected by Keshav Sita Memorial Foundation Trust. It was processed at the RESIL plant in Jejuri.

Suresh Jagtap, head of PMC’s solid waste management department, told Pune Mirror that civic body is using this “promising” technology for the very first time. “We have used a blend of 45 kgs of bitumen and 55 tonnes of aggregate along with shredded plastic that corresponds to four per cent for every tonne of the blend. Around one tonne of shredded plastic is being used for the construction of this road. We will construct 11more roads on trial basis,” he said.