Close the Loop: From Rubbish to Roads – turning waste plastics and toner into better quality asphalt roads

Close the Loop, the recycling company, used the soft plastics recycling crisis as an opportunity to create an innovative asphalt additive utilising valuable waste material for roads in Australia.

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...

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