Sustainability
PlasticRoad’s CCL300 solution is a so-called smart road. Its underground cavities have been fitted with various SMART sensors. These measure everything from the current load on the road surface, the number of traffic movements and the road’s local temperature to water levels in the underground cavity. These sensors make the management and maintenance of this…
In terms of sustainability, three key features set PlasticRoad’s CCL solution apart from conventional road systems: The use of recycled municipal waste: 100% of the polypropylene (PP) used during manufacture is recycled plastic waste. Discarded plastic items, which up to now are mainly processed as waste (either being incinerated or ending up in a landfill),…
Unfortunately, the world has a surplus of plastic waste. Every year, we consume over 350 million tonnes of plastic, and plastic production continues to increase. Most of these plastics are incinerated or dumped at the end of their service life. Worldwide less dan 20% of the plastic used in new plastic applications comes from recycling.…
The recycled plastic used in our CCL elements is 100% polypropylene (PP), a clean plastic that does not release any hazardous components into the environment, and that is strong enough to serve as a reliable base material for our infrastructure solutions. PP is used for a wide range of products, including festival mugs, cosmetics packaging,…
All the recycled plastic used in the PlasticRoad programme is 100% waste plastics, known as post-consumer mixed waste. This waste comes from various sources in Europe. We are working to set up an entirely local cycle, based on local waste flows – allowing us to raise the sustainability of our production process even further. Based…
In addition to plastic, the CCL elements’ top coating includes a small amount of mineral aggregate (crushed rock) to ensure it has the required friction properties. The wearing course also contains a modest amount of glass fibre, which is necessary to make it both rugged and lightweight.
The CCL elements are covered with a special coating, which protects the plastic against wear by passing road traffic. This prevents microplastics from being released into the environment. Moreover, the CCL elements can be fitted with an infiltration textile and filter system, which helps to capture grit and purify water that is collected in the…
We have performed a variety of tests to demonstrate to which extent the CCL elements can be considered flammable. The results show that in general, the CCL elements have a very low flammability score – which is even lower in the case of the wearing course. The system was designed to be highly fire-resistant, so…
During the trials in Zwolle and Giethoorn, we conducted 18 months’ worth of visual inspections to establish whether vermin started nesting in the installed bike paths. The underground cavities were inspected with the aid of cameras. Based on these visual inspections, we concluded that the elements were not occupied by vermin at any time. The…
Based on visual inspections of the cavities with the aid of cameras, we concluded that animals do not pose a risk. If vermin nevertheless manage to enter the elements’ cavities some way, they are unlikely to cause any damage. The base material of the CCL, polypropylene, is a hard plastic. Rodents aren’t particularly interested in…
