In October 2019, NAPA and the Asphalt Institute created a joint task force to evaluate the potential of using recycled plastics in asphalt. The task force hired the National Center for Asphalt Technology to conduct a literature review, which yielded two new documents published this November. The first is a state of the knowledge, including summaries of plastic recycling, available research, and research gaps that need to be bridged. The second presents the findings of more than 110 articles and reports that evaluate plastics in asphalt.
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