green fingers on July 9, 2025 at 5:40 pm Idea: Plastic-reinforced concreteLink: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Reinforcing concrete with plastic creates a sustainable concrete mixture, while also protecting the environment from plastic pollution. ScienceDirect Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/sc
sunnyjim on July 9, 2025 at 4:36 pm Idea: Plastic-reinforced concreteLink: https://news.mit.edu/2017/fortify-concrete... Check out these MIT students who used plastic bottles to make stronger concrete. https://news.mit.edu/2017/fortify-concrete-adding-recycled-plastic-1025 MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic Link: https://news.mit.edu/2017/fortif MIT students have developed a form of concrete using recycled plastic water bottles. The new material is 20 percent stronger than traditional concrete and could help cut the cement industry’s carbon emissions. Added on 2 ideas Plastic-reinforced concrete (5 upvotes) Green concrete (7 upvotes) View all 2 ideas this link was added to.
Mr N on July 9, 2025 at 2:58 pm Idea: Plastic-reinforced concreteLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-ha... It has been done in Australia, with recycled plastic being used as an alternative to steel. Scientists Have Reinforced Concrete With Plastic Waste Instead of Steel Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/sci Researchers from James Cook University in Australia have created a type of concrete that's reinforced by plastic waste, rather than steel.
Reinforcing concrete with plastic creates a sustainable concrete mixture, while also protecting the environment from plastic pollution.
Check out these MIT students who used plastic bottles to make stronger concrete.
https://news.mit.edu/2017/fortify-concrete-adding-recycled-plastic-1025
Plastic-reinforced concrete
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(7 upvotes)It has been done in Australia, with recycled plastic being used as an alternative to steel.