Article 5DPWD Australian researchers say used face masks could be recycled to make roads

Australian researchers say used face masks could be recycled to make roads

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Natasha May
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5DPWD)

Engineers at RMIT say the road-making material could help tackle the vast amount of waste generated from Covid protective equipment

Disposable face masks used to prevent the spread of Covid-19 could be recycled to make roads, a new study suggests.

Researchers at RMIT said they had developed a road-making material by combining shredded single-use masks and processed building rubble.

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