India Benares Hindu University researchers found a waste plastic bag can be used to enhance the life of the road, and has prepared to apply for a patent.
Indo-Asian News Service reported that on the 27th, because of non-biodegradable plastic bags, large-scale use of plastic bags has caused serious pollution of the environment. So, the new patent is a significance to the human.
The researchers said that after the heat treatment, the polyethylene which is a composition of plastic bags could parcel the stones used to pave the way, thereby effectively stick together with the coal tar. So the road will not crack easily after soaking.
