Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 519922171 series 2098285
Content provided by NZME and Newstalk ZB. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by NZME and Newstalk ZB or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Canterbury is paving the way for the country's first rubber road.

Selwyn District Council is planning a rubber road surface trial at Glentunnel on State Highway 77 in January.

Treadlite New Zealand is the only company providing the recycled rubber granules for use in pavements in the country.

Chief Executive Brad Pierce told Mike Hosking this isn't new technology, it's just New Zealand catching up.

He says adding 10% rubber into the road makes it quieter, last 20% longer, and takes a valuable resource out of landfill.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  continue reading

8230 episodes