Shell Pakistan turns old bottle into plastic road, per Monday release.
In order to build the road in Karachi, which helps minimize plastic waste materials and promote environmentally friendly practices, the group worked with startup BRR Enterprises and the local government District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South, according to the statement.
The Shell House in Karachi is situated on a road that is 730 feet long and 60 feet wide and was built using more than 2.5 tonnes of recycled Shell lubricant bottles.
According to the statement, the dry process method was used to incorporate the used plastic bottles into the asphalt road construction, thereby reducing plastic waste.
Plastic is poisonous and non-biodegradable, endangering the environment.
A simple plastic bag can take up to 500 years to degrade, while a plastic bottle can take about 300 years, according to a study.
Plastic roads offer superior flexibility, durability, and a lifespan almost three times longer than ordinary roads.
Additionally, whereas plastics are nearly free, traditional roads require more expensive construction materials, which significantly increases the cost of construction.
The idea is significantly more environmentally friendly, and most importantly, it helps with the societal issue of plastic waste.
Waqar Siddiqui, the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Shell Pakistan Limited opened the newly constructed road in Karachi and said, “I’m amazed to see the result.
This is the first time we have used our abandoned lubricant bottles to produce a road.
This novel approach lessens plastic waste and can offer a green alternative for upcoming infrastructure projects in Pakistan.
Innovative methods like this must be developed and tested before, I hope, being embraced to help create a cleaner society.
