Tasmania Builds Road From Single-Use Plastics, Glass and Printer Toner

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By Lorraine ChowDec 14, 2018, 1:51 pm117 pts
A local government in Tasmania found a clever way to recycle single-use plastics and other landfill-bound waste by building a new road. The 500-meter (1,640-foot) stretch outside the city of Hobart is made of approximately 173,600 plastic bags and packaging, as well as 82,500 glass bottle equivalents diverted…

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