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Springfield Properties<\/a> has taken a major step towards making its developments more environmentally friendly after becoming the UK\u2019s first housebuilder to use waste plastic to build a road on a housing development<\/h2>\n

The initiative has seen Springfield introduce a more environmentally friendly asphalt product on a development. The new road surfacing material contains waste plastic and will be used initially on a section of road at the company\u2019s Linkwood Steadings<\/a> development in Elgin.<\/p>\n

The product reduces the amount of bitumen needed in the asphalt mix. For every tonne of bitumen replaced, the road surfacing carbon footprint is reduced by a tonne of carbon dioxide. The new surface looks like a traditional road, however, thanks to the flexible properties of plastic, it benefits from increased durability and longevity.<\/p>\n

For the project Springfield teamed up with MacRebur<\/a>, who have developed and patented a way to use waste plastic in roads, alongside asphalt producer Pat Munro. MacRebur uses plastic waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill or incineration. It turns this into granules which are then mixed with a special activator, reducing the amount of fossil fuel required in asphalt production.<\/p>\n

Springfield Properties\u2019 North managing director, Dave Main, said: \u201cLast year, Zero Waste Scotland reported that non-recycled plastic was costing Scotland \u00a311 million a year. They also stated that 20 million plastic bottles were littered around Scotland and that 120,000 tonnes of plastic waste was produced by Scottish households alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe road in Elgin accounts for 20 tonnes of recycled plastic, the equivalent to 17,042 plastic bags or 6,000 plastic bottles, which would otherwise have been consigned to landfill or incineration.<\/p>\n

It is hoped the progressive measure will act as a catalyst to introducing the product more widely on Springfield developments, as well as inspiring the wider industry to consider switching to the environmentally friendly asphalt product. Springfield has committed to working with local authorities across Scotland to raise awareness of the benefits of using recycled plastic in roads and facilitate their introduction.<\/p>\n

Sarah Lakin, contracts manager for MacRebur, commented: \u201cWe are very proud to add Springfield to our growing list of clients and welcome them onboard as the first housebuilder in the UK to use waste plastic in their roads and we look forward to working with them again.<\/p>\n

“We also hope this pioneering project will inspire other developers in Scotland to follow Springfield\u2019s lead<\/a> as our product is available across the country as well as the UK and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Springfield Properties, chief executive, Innes Smith, said: \u201cExploring ways to protect the environment has been a Springfield focus for some time now and over the years we\u2019ve implemented a number of green policies.<\/p>\n

“Last year, we stopped using plastic cups in our offices and installed electric car charging points for our staff. This led to the installation of cabling for electric car charging points in all our private homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cDale has taken this project forward with support from Dave Main. Now we have our first recycled plastic road in place which gives our customers a more durable road and helps with the current plastic waste<\/a> epidemic.<\/p>\n

“We already have our second stretch of private road planned and going forward, we will be discussing recycled plastic roads with local authorities with a goal to using plastic roads on all of our developments across Scotland.”<\/p>\n

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