Hawaii uses plastic waste from the sea to build roads

Discarded fishing gear and plastic waste are recycled into resilient pavements and sidewalks.

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Author  HrTurizam.hr

18. April 2026.
Hawaii literally paves the roads with good intentions! Namely, an innovative method was designed to use plastic waste (which normally pollutes the island) for covering roads - by mixing asphalt with plastic waste and old fishing nets. While plastic paving initiatives are already underway in states like Missouri and Texas, the project in Hawaii is the first to use mo...
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Author  HrTurizam.hr

18. April 2026.