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The Promise and Pitfalls of









                   PLASTICS







                   IN CONSTRUCTION







                   The world is literally drowning in waste plastics. Can we


                   redirect the stream into long-lasting building materials?







































                                                                                                                                CREDIT: BRITISH RECYCLED PRODUCTS


                                                                                                    Resilience ready. Although not
                                                                                                    without its drawbacks, the right
                                                                                                    time is now for lumber and other
                                                                                                    building products made with
                                                                                                    recycled plastic.


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