In 2019, Australia's Central Coast Council used 631,000 plastic bags, 117,000 bottles and 14,400 printer cartridges on a 600-metre road. 7 years later, the project remains a striking waste-to-road example across the region

Central Coast Council’s efforts to reduce waste have extended to road construction, with a surfacing product made from recycled soft plastic, glass and toner cartridges being used on roads across the region.

Known as Reconophalt, the product combines those materials with reclaimed road asphalt before being added to bitumen for road surfacing.