Two subsidiaries of Vinci Construction have completed what they describe as the world’s first “fully recycled road”.
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A mobile asphalt plant was used to recycle up to 100% of asphalt aggregates on road maintenance sites, compared with average recycling rates of between 50% and 60%.
Vinci say the bulk of the supply can be sourced from “milling materials produced by the site”, thereby lowering construction’s carbon footprint and use of natural resources.
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