A novel way to modify waste plastic for use as a traditional aggregate replacement in construction materials.

“Plastech Innovation的使命是识别各种来源的塑料废物流，并应用我们的技术知识生产有用的创新材料，从无价值中创造价值，同时在英国和全球范围内产生积极的社会和环境影响。该提案利用我们的专利技术将塑料废物转化为部分沙子替代品，用于混凝土和其他建筑材料。我们将通过将消费后、工业后和制造前的废塑料从垃圾填埋场和焚烧中转移出来，为循环和可持续经济做出贡献。预计未来10年塑料产量将翻一番，这意味着迫切需要一种重新利用废塑料的解决方案。在全球范围内，每年有500亿吨沙子用于建筑;此外，由于颗粒形状，并非所有沙子都可用于建筑。建筑级沙子通常是从河流和海床中挖掘出来的，对生态系统造成严重破坏性影响，破坏海洋和淡水生物的栖息地。使用从废塑料中提取的骨料将减少对这种沙子的需求，减少对环境的破坏，并为全球建筑级沙子短缺提供解决方案。“对于废物管理公司，地方当局和塑料制造行业，他们希望为不受欢迎的混合和低级塑料废物提供新的处置途径，Plastech Innovation提供了一种比目前的处置方法更具成本效益和生态友好的替代方案。对于希望降低运输成本和环境影响的建筑公司来说，我们的创新塑料骨料是一种产品，它通过用轻质环保替代品来减少重型天然骨料的使用。塑料工业的产量仅为混凝土工业产量的3%。仅用塑料骨料取代1.3%的建筑级沙子就可以消除全球塑料污染。瞄准并颠覆如此巨大的市场，意味着我们的聚合可以帮助为一些最具威胁性的全球挑战提供解决方案。"

"Plastech Innovation's mission is to identify plastic waste streams from various sources and apply our technical knowledge to produce useful innovative materials, creating value from the valueless whilst providing positive social and environmental impacts in the UK and globally. This proposal exploits our patentable technology to transform plastic waste into a partial sand substitute for use in concrete and other construction materials. We will contribute to a circular and sustainable economy by diverting post-consumer, post-industrial and pre-manufacture waste plastic away from landfills and incineration. Plastic production is predicted to double in the next 10 years, meaning a solution that repurposes waste plastic is needed urgently. Globally, 50 billion tonnes of sand are used annually in construction; moreover, not all sand can be used for construction due to the particle shape. Construction-grade sand is usually dredged from rivers and sea-beds, leading to significantly damaging impacts on ecosystems, destroying habitats for marine and freshwater life. The use of aggregate derived from waste plastic will reduce demand for such sand, reduce damage to the environment and offer a solution to global shortages in construction-grade sand._'For waste management companies, local authorities and_ _plastic manufacturing_ _industries_ _who want new disposal routes for undesirable mixed and low-grade plastic waste,_ _Plastech Innovation provides an alternative_ _that is more cost-effective and eco-friendly than current disposal methods.'__'For construction companies_ _who want to reduce transportation costs and their environmental impact,_ _our innovative plastic aggregate is a product_ _that reduces the use of heavy natural aggregates by replacing them with a lightweight eco-friendly alternative.'_The plastics industry produces only 3% of the mass produced by the concrete industry. The substitution of just 1.3% of construction-grade sand with plastic aggregate would eliminate global plastic pollution. Targeting and disrupting such vast markets, means our aggregate could help provide solutions to some of the most threatening global challenges."