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The contractor will, however, ensure that there are pedestrian pathways to minimise the inconvenience to businesses in that area.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The ground-breaking initiative is a joint project by Kouga Municipality, MacRebur SA and two Port Elizabeth-based civil engineering and construction companies, SP Excel and Scribante Construction.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership was facilitated by Vicky Knoetze, a DA MPL, who first introduced the idea of using waste plastic to solve some of South Africa\u2019s road problems to the East Cape Provincial Legislature in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>Hendricks said that what MacRebur offered, was an enhancement of the asphalt mix traditionally used for the top layer of roads. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlastic waste is processed into pellets and used to replace a large component of the bitumen in a conventional asphalt mix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is estimated that up to 1,8 million plastic bags can be used in just one kilometre of road,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result is a 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