The Plastic Road to Cumbria The Plastic Road to Cumbria | Page 3

• One of the latest ventures to see the use of engineered thermoplastics is roadways . Cumbria , a county in the UK , recently started creating plastic roads that are expected to be more durable and stronger than their counterparts . MacRebur , a local firm , is creating these roads using locallysourced waste plastic to create MR6 , a bitumen substitute that can be used in any standard asphalt mix .