In 2018, Victoria put the equivalent of 40 million discarded bottles into a freeway; 8,000 tonnes of crushed glass went into one widening project

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In 2018, Victoria put the equivalent of 40 million discarded bottles into a freeway; 8,000 tonnes of crushed glass went into one widening project - The Economic Times

Science news: 8,000 tonnes of recycled glass used in the 2018 Tullamarine Freeway widening project is a powerful example of how recycling can move beyond the household bin and into the built environment. The material represented roughly 40 million discarded glass bottles, yet instead of becoming a symbol of waste, it became part of a major transport project.

Melbourne’s Road Made From Waste: In 2018, Melbourne put 200,000 plastic bags, 63,000 glass bottles and 4,500 used printer cartridges into a road; 250 tonnes of recycled asphalt showed 60% better fati...

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In 2020, a Brazilian mother and daughter started collecting discarded bottles; years later, 8,000 glass bottles became the walls of their seven-bedroom home that glows at sunrise - The Economic Times

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/in-2020-a-brazilian-mother-and-daughter-started-collecting-discarded-bottles-years-later-8000-glass-bottles-became-the-walls-of-their-seven-bedroom-home-that-glows-at-sunrise/articleshow/133575347.cms

Nearly 300 tonnes of unwanted glass were headed for the landfill. Idaho used them to build a highway instead and solved a local landfill crisis - The Economic Times

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/nearly-300-tonnes-of-unwanted-glass-were-headed-for-the-landfill-idaho-used-them-to-build-a-highway-instead-and-solved-a-local-landfill-crisis/articleshow/133763727.cms

recycled road construction: In 2020, Australia built more than 90% of a road project from recycled waste; five million bottles went into a job that cost no more than a standard build - The Economic Ti...

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How 218000 Plastic Cups Became a Working Dutch Bike Path: In 2018, the Netherlands turned 1,000 kg of household plastic into a 30-metre cycle path; the road contained the equivalent of 218,000 plastic...

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In 2020, a New Orleans project began crushing bottles into sand; six years later, it has diverted 12 million pounds of glass to help rebuild shrinking coastal wetlands - The Times of India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2020-a-new-orleans-project-began-crushing-bottles-into-sand-six-years-later-it-has-diverted-12-million-pounds-of-glass-to-help-rebuild-shrinking-coastal-wetlands/articleshow/134280300.cms

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