Background
Each year 13,000 kilometres of Australia's paved roads are resurfaced. This is mostly done by Australia's 537 local councils (suburban roads) or eight state-based road transit authorities (highways). Policy changes in China created a local recycling crisis in Australia with waste stockpiling and increased recycling costs for ratepayers and councils. Around 300,000 tonnes of soft plastic were being sent to landfill in Australia annually.
Creating a new product - TonerPlas
Australian recycling company Close the Loop is better known for its recycling of printer cartridges. However, the company used the soft plastics recycling crisis as an opportunity to create...