Is this the Highway to Heaven? Well, you know the saying, 'The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions' - which one are we looking at now? By extending part of the bitumen in the mix, plastic products reduce fossil fuel usage, leading to a reduction in carbon footprint and help in recycling and extending the useful lifetime of those plastics products.

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There has been some criticism of how the plastic used in new road surfaces will, in time, break down and be spread throughout the environment as microscopic plastic particles. These are invisible to the naked eye but will permeate into the flora and fauna and, ultimately reach the food chain causing a myriad of potential health issues. However, reassurances abound that the recycling process binds the plastics within the bitumen mix and at such a temperature that the molecular structure will maintain its integrity without compromising the environment during its practical lifetime.