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Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure

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The study will review domestic and international examples and will identify opportunities for repurposing plastics in asphalt, other transportation infrastructure, and in infrastructure outside the transportation domain. It will also examine opportunities to improve plastic recycling processes and the upstream manufacturing and use of plastics to make them compatible with the safe and effective repurposing of plastics waste in infrastructure.

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Events

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Information Gathering Session #9

  • November 18, 2022
  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EST)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The purpose of this meeting is to gather information on applications and research of the use of recycled plastics in asphalt pavements, polymer, composite marine pile, and lumber.

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Information Gathering Session #8

  • October 18, 2022
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)
  • Past

This event consists of open and closed sessions to gather information on plastics recycling policies.

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Paper Session

  • October 5, 2022
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

This session is taking place to hear the presentations from the authors of two commissioned papers and to discuss their interim findings.

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Committee Meeting 5

  • September 21 - 22, 2022
  • Past

This event is a site visit to several Advanced Drainage Systems sites in Pandora and Findlay, Ohio on September 21st followed by a closed session committee meeting on September 22nd. Members of the pu...

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Information Gathering Session #7

  • August 31, 2022
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

This session will involve presentations and subsequent discussion regarding plastic recycling processes and policy aspects.
Meetings

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Committee Meeting 8

  • February 15, 2023
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Past

This is a closed session meeting for the committee to discuss report status and to plan and schedule for report completion.

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Committee Meeting 7

  • January 27, 2023
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Past

This is a closed session committee meeting to review report chapters and discuss major findings and recommendations.

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Committee Meeting 6

  • December 5 - 6, 2022
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This closed session meeting is being held to report on the status of chapter writing and to discuss and seek agreement on findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Closed Session

  • October 3, 2022
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This meeting will consist of presentations from the authors of two commissioned papers and subsequent discussion.

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure Committee Meeting 4

  • June 29 - 30, 2022
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is a two day closed session meeting to discuss, and seek agreement on, the statement of task, study report, and ideas for additional information gathering activities to support the study.
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