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NEET 2019
Exam
NEET
Year
2019
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Environmental Issues

NEET 2019 · Botany · Environmental Issues

Polyblend, a fine powder of recycled modified plastic, has proved...

Polyblend, a fine powder of recycled modified plastic, has proved to be a good material for:

Options

  1. AMaking plastic sacks
  2. BUse as a fertilizer
  3. CConstruction of roads
  4. DMaking tubes and pipes

Correct answer

C. Construction of roads

Step-by-step solution

The polyblend is a fine powder of recycled modified plastic developed by a Bangalore-based company. This mixture is mixed with the bitumen that is used to lay roads.
The Plastic sack manufacturer in Bangalore has managed to find the ideal solution to the ever-increasing problem of accumulating plastic waste. Polyblend and bitumen, when used to lay roads, enhanced the water repellant properties of bitumen and helped to increase the road life by a factor of three.
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