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Disposal of waste plastic is no longer a problem to the city Jamshedpur with Jamshedpur Utility and Services Company (JUSCO) using bitumen technology on waste plastic, ranging from polybags to biscuit packets, for constructing roads. JUSCO, a 100 per cent subsidiary company of Tata Steel which maintains and provides municipal services in Tata command area of the city, has constructed 12-15 kms road in the steel city as well as Tata Steel Works besides widening 22 roads using the environment-friendly technology of utilising waste plastic. The use of bitumen has been reduced by 7 per cent ever since JUSCO began using waste plastic in road construction work . The quality and longevity of roads made of waste plastic-aggregate-bitumen is two times better than bitumen road. Plastic tar road has become a "new pathway" since the technology turned out to be successful. Besides being water resistant, it has better binding property, higher softening point, can withstand high temperature and higher load, has lower penetration value, costs less as compared to bitumen road and has no toxic gas emission. Due to the JUSCO initiative, the city will now have strong, durable, eco-friendly roads which will also relieve the residents from the sight of heaps of plastic waste.
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Innovative idea. This is a great way to reduce the harmful impacts of plastics on the environment. And at the same time, it creates more roads which is in an indicator of development.
Posted 23-02-2016 18:45
Wow Jamsedpur city is really doing good to make proper management of plastic waste . Nice to hear about plastics waste being used for road construction . It will really be fruitful because management of plastics leads to eco friendly environment .
Posted 31-01-2016 22:04
This could turnout to be the best way to use plastic waste .
Posted 30-01-2016 02:46
Nice to hear it, really a good steps to save environment.
Plastic waste is the most burning issue for environment, solving problems of plastic waste means 80% solving environment pollution.
Posted 30-01-2016 02:40
Nice to hear it, really a good steps to save environment.
Plastic waste is the most burning issue for environment, solving problems of plastic waste means 80% solving environment pollution.
Posted 30-01-2016 02:40