Hungarian invention: concrete made out of plastic

The plastic waste management is a huge problem worldwide.  Most of our garbage is being buried or incinerated, only 9% of total recyclable waste will be recycled. Thanks to a Hungarian patent, non-recyclable or difficult-to-process plastic scrap can be used to make concrete in many construction sites, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu reports.

The beauty of this technology is that you do not need much to reuse plastic or other scraps. There are only two things you will need: a grinder and an additive, kind of like glue. From worthless waste, you can make concrete. After grinding down the garbage, you can use the tiny plastic particles and mix them with cement and water, then add the additive developed by Hungarians. The Masuko Ltd. developed a special additive that glues together the cement and the grounds up plastic waste. This technology lets you replace gravel with plastic. The additive practically bonds the plastic grate with the cement. 

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This plastic mixed concrete can be made and used as the traditional material. The result is more flexible than traditional concrete due to the plastic grains in it, and according to the inventor, it is best suited to make highways and sidewalks.