Background Crumb tire rubber asphalt is a noise reducing pavement material that is made from asphalt concrete mixed with crumb rubber from recycled tires and is superior to current materials in terms of durability and service life. Tire disposal to landfills has substantially increased in recent years, but the usage of tire rubber in asphalt or similar...

­Potential Applications • Biodegradable packaging especially as an alternative to corrugated cardboard • Construction materials such as gypsum boards, terracotta, and masonry units • Clay pigeons for recreational shooting Benefits and Advantages • Leverages the inherent strength of hemp fibers and the short maturation...

Background Incorporating recycled plastic in concrete and asphalt has been shown to improve their properties in construction applications and may also be a viable solution for managing and reducing waste plastic. The use of waste plastic can decrease the thermal conductivity in cement concrete by 50%. An optimization study found that the concrete samples...