The city of Los Angeles is piloting a project that will use recycled plastic as a key ingredient in city roads. The city is using technology from TechniSoil and will test the method on First Street and Grand Avenue to see if it will work for other roads.
According to One Green Planet, tests show that plastic roads are up to seven times stronger than those made with regular asphalt. Environmentalists, however, have expressed concern about the leaching of plastic into waterways once they’re made into roads.