#USA This startup is turning waste plastic into the very roads we use every day

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Plastic is a problem. It’s a problem that Scottish startup MacRebur is taking on one mile at a time.

MacRebur is aiming to challenge three major world issues: Repurposing millions of tonnes of waste plastic, saving millions in the cost of road repairs and strengthening our existing roads. The idea for the startup was born when CEO and co-founder Toby McCartney – who happens to live on a road plagued by potholes himself (delete ‘himself’) – visited India and witnessed people melting down plastic they found on local landfill sites to repair potholes. While the method he witnessed on that trip wasn’t particularly environmentally practical, McCartney left with the idea of using waste plastic to replace and reinforce the roads here in the UK and beyond. Read more…

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