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.