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California Company Hopes To Pave The World's Roads With Recycled Plastic

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Most single-use plastic items cannot be recycled and end up in landfills (Credit: Plasticfreechallenge.org)

The invention of plastic has been a double-edged sword for humanity. While the cheap, versatile material has made life convenient, it is virtually indestructible and takes centuries to decompose. Since avoiding plastic is impossible, companies worldwide are coming up with innovative ways to repurpose the millions of tons of polymer waste that end up in our landfills annually. Among the latest is California-based TechniSoil Industrial, which has devised an ingenious way to reuse plastic waste to repave roads.