A scalable process to achieve structural improvements for plastic aggregates in concrete

plasech Innovation的使命是识别来自各种来源的塑料废物流，并应用技术知识生产有用的创新材料，从无价值中创造价值，同时为英国和全球提供积极的社会和环境影响。该公司利用其正在申请专利的技术，将原本要送往垃圾填埋场或焚烧的废塑料转化为混凝土和其他建筑材料的骨料。该技术是一个市场颠覆者，使建筑公司能够部分取代传统混凝土混合物中的沙子。这种替代显著降低了混凝土的碳足迹，而混凝土行业占全球二氧化碳排放量的8%。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。全球每年在建筑中使用500亿吨沙子；此外，由于颗粒形状的原因，并非所有的沙子都可以用于建筑。建筑级沙子通常是从河流和海床上疏浚的，这对生态系统造成了严重的破坏性影响，破坏了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。Plastech的首席执行官兼联合创始人Natasha Boulding是该提案的主要申请人。plasech Innovation于2019年9月注册为私营有限公司。它现在有许多正在进行的创新项目，并与各种组织合作，以实现其愿景。该项目将通过开发可扩展的工艺来实现混凝土中塑料骨料的结构改进，从而使公司的产品范围多样化。

Plastech Innovation's mission is to identify plastic waste streams from various sources and apply technical know-how to produce useful innovative materials, creating value from the valueless whilst providing positive social and environmental impacts in the UK and globally. It uses its patent-pending technology to transform waste plastic that would otherwise be sent to landfill or incineration, into an aggregate for concrete and other construction materials. The technology is a market disruptor, enabling construction companies to partially replace sand in traditional concrete mixes. This replacement significantly lowers the carbon footprint of concrete, an industry responsible for 8% global CO2 production. 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. Natasha Boulding, Plastech's CEO and Co-founder, is the lead applicant for this proposal. Plastech Innovation registered as a private limited company in September 2019\. It now has many ongoing innovative projects and collaborates with a variety of organisations in pursuit of fulfilling its vision. This project will allow the company to diversify its product range by developing a scalable process to achieve structural improvements for plastic aggregates in concrete.