New from old: New Streets from Old Tires in Cameroon

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Project CMR-002
New Streets from Old Tires
This project aims to recycle non-biodegradable waste (non-opaque, transparent and colored plastic bottle waste, tire waste) to enable its reuse or application in the production of a less costly and more resistant material for building new tarred roads in Cameroon. For this a hydrocarbon binder will be designed. By doing so, the project also aims to preserve non-renewable resources, especially aggregates (gravel and sand) of which less will be required in this new constitution of tarred roads.

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