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Yearbook 2021

Time to N rethink our no compromise view of plastics WASTE MANAGEMENT

There is a future for plastic waste in road construction and maintenance among others

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o doubt, waste plastic is a significant contributor to Australasian waste generation with way too much of it going to landfill. But there is good argument also for including the use of plastics and composites in our circular economy ambitions. For example, there is growing interest in exploring the viability of using recycled plastic in roads with advantages to the environmental and the development of sustainable


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