A BUILDER is leading the way in its use of waste plastic to build a road at an Elgin housing development.
In a UK first, Springfield has laid an innovative type of road surfacing material containing waste plastic on a section of road at its Linkwood Steadings development in Elgin.
The product cuts the amount of bitumen needed in the asphalt mix. For every tonne of bitumen replaced, the road surfacing carbon footprint is reduced by a tonne of carbon dioxide.
The move propels Springfield forward in efforts to make developments more environmentally sustainable.
The new surface looks every inch like a traditional road, but the flexible properties of plastic add to durability and longevity.
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