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Workers sort different types of plastic at The Plastic Flamingo upcycling facility in Muntinlupa City on March 18, 2022. The company launched its new recycling line that creates an incentive for plastic sachets to be recycled and turned into materials that can be used to build furniture. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News

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<p>MANILA -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to use plastic bottle waste in building roads.</p><p>In a statement, the DPWH said it has approved the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle waste as an additive to make asphalt-paved national roads more stable and extend their lifespan.</p><p>DPWH said the plastic waste mixture now forms part of the  DPWH Standard Specification for Highways, Bridges, and Airports second volume and is now included in the department’s project and contract management application.</p><p>“Turning waste into valuable resource for building better and more roads is the future of public infrastructure development in the country,&quot; said public works Secretary Manuel Bonoan.</p><p>He also said the bureau will continue to fund construction innovation.</p><p>The DPWH has previously allowed the use of low-density polythylene (LDPE) plastic bag waste in road construction.</p><div><a href="http://​https://www.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/slideshow/05/05/22/advocates-experts-raise-concerns-vs-plastic-upcycling-as-pollution-crisis-lingers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Look at the bigger picture’: Environmentalists, experts warn possible health risks in plastic upcycling as initiative booms</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/slideshow/05/05/22/philippines-upcycles-its-way-out-of-its-plastic-pollution-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From waste to furniture: Philippines upcycles its way out of its plastic pollution crisis</a></div>

Dating basura, magiging kalsada: DPWH to use PET bottle waste in road projects

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Dating basura, magiging kalsada: DPWH to use PET bottle waste in road projects

Benise Balaoing,

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Published May 19, 2025 12:20 PM PHT

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