An unusual road project in Australia turned everyday waste into something most drivers would never expect: highway pavement. A section of the Hume Freeway near Euroa was rebuilt using more than 2,100 tons of recycled road material, including plastic bags, glass bottles, printer cartridges and reclaimed asphalt.
The trial covered an 850-meter stretch of the southbound lane. The recycled material included the equivalent of about 746,000 plastic bags and 1 million glass bottles. It also contained 420 tons of reclaimed asphalt and material from 21,800 printer cartridges.
