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Recycled plastic asphalt may boost pavement performance, limit particle release


Asphalt containing recycled plastic held together better and showed a lower level of plastic-like particles than conventional asphalt after combined traffic and moisture-related laboratory testing, according to a study led by Penn State researchers.

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