Nets-to-Roads Plastic Recycling Pavement Project
Sector: Road • Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Source: Science News
The project involves recycling ocean plastic, including discarded fishing nets and consumer plastic waste collected from Hawaii's beaches and waters, into asphalt to pave roads. The plastic waste is shredded and mixed with asphalt and rubber additives to create durable pavement. Experimental pavement strips have been laid on Oahu to test the performance and microplastic leaching of these plastic-a
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Road, Education
- Location
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Science News
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The project involves recycling ocean plastic, including discarded fishing nets and consumer plastic waste collected from Hawaii's beaches and waters, into asphalt to pave roads. The plastic waste is shredded and mixed with asphalt and rubber additives to create durable pavement. Experimental pavement strips have been laid on Oahu to test the performance and microplastic leaching of these plastic-asphalt mixtures. |
Original sector | Environment |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Hawaii |
City | Honolulu |
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Source | Science News |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Road, Education |
Article published date | 2026-04-11 |
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