From left: Scott Bush, Natasha Boulding and Phil Buckley
Every single minute, a truck load of plastic ends up in our oceans, killing millions of animals every year. This is only going to get worse unless we do something about it. That's exactly what Scott, Natasha and Phil decided to do. As Chemistry PhD students with a passion for saving our planet, they have come up with an idea which could make a real difference to reducing plastic waste. Recycling plastic The team has developed a technique which processes plastic waste, in particular tough-to-recycle mixed and low-grade plastic, and turns it into aggregate for concrete. Their novel product can replace traditional aggregates and is light-weight, eco-friendly and thermally insulating. Recycling plastic waste in this way can stop it from being incinerated or ending up in landfill, which is a major environmental problem.
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