Interesting facts Forget the common asphalt in Brazil: highway is paved with recycled plastic for the first time, incorporating more than 87,000 PET bottles in a technology that could transform roads across the country and potentially retire petroleum from pavement composition for good. Alisson Ficher 04/06/2026 at 14:24
Science and Technology Forget petroleum-based asphalt: a Scottish company transforms 684,000 plastic bottles into one kilometer of road that is 60% more resistant and up to 10 times more durable, and the technology has already started replacing traditional asphalt in more than 30 countries. Valdemar Medeiros 22/05/2026 at 12:19
Sustainability Asphalt Made From Recycled Plastic: Learn More About This Sustainability Innovation Sara Aquino 04/08/2025 at 10:13
Interesting facts Self-Healing Road? Brazilian Highway Gets Asphalt With Recycled Plastic That Can Automatically Repair Itself Alisson Ficher 18/06/2025 at 16:05
