ROADS FROM REFUSE
"It is rather surprising to learn," says a writer at Home, "that very satisfactory roads are now being made from ordinary dust-bin refuse, for, at first sight, there appears to bo little in common between the contents of the domestic rubbish pail and the hard, clean, greyish-black road into which this material is converted. "The method adopted consists of burning the refuse in a special form of destructor, and tho resulting product, which somewhat resembles coke, but has a very different composition, is ground up, sifted, reheated, and mixed with hot tar or bitumen. "A black, plastic substance is thereby obtained, which is spread on the road and rolled before it has time to cool. It sets when cold and forms a hard, impervious surface, which is slightly gritty and therefore doea not induce dangerous skids. "Many enterprising municipalities have recently installed the necessary plant for converting their refuse into this excellent road material. Among them may be mentioned Sheffield, Woolivicli, and Brighton.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 5, 7 January 1928, Page 9
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