Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Building Bridges From Plastic Shampoo Bottles

A 90-foot 'heavy-goods' vehicular bridge at River Tweed in Peeblesshire, Scotland. Photo courtesy Axion International.

Discarded plastic shampoo and juice bottles are finding new life in unlikely places--as bridges, railroad ties and pilings. Jim Kerstein, CTO and founder of Axion International, talks about how his company transforms plastic waste into structures strong enough to support trucks, trains and tanks.

Guests

Jim Kerstein
Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Axion International
New Providence, New Jersey

Related Links

• Axion International

Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

Image: Railroad Bridge at Fort Eustis, VA.
Photo courtesy Axion International.

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