2012 - Volume #36, Issue #3, Page #34
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Bridges Built With Recycled Plastic
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The good news: Plastic bridges, made from plastic bottles, won’t deteriorate either.
AXION International, Inc., transforms #2 high density polyurethane into a heavy-duty composite strong enough to build bridges.
“We shipped a 90-ft. bridge to Scotland with prefab panels. It was dropped in and assembled within four days,” says Jim Kerstain, founder and Chief Technology Officer of AXION. “We specialize in shorter span bridges (up to 120 ft.), but with the right support we could do bigger bridges.”
In addition to the speed of installing them, they have several advantages including longevity and low maintenance. Plastic doesn’t rust, absorb moisture or attract bugs. It never needs painting.
AXION has an exclusive license with Rutgers University in New Jersey to manufacture STRUXURETM beams, pilings and boards. The technology bonds plastic material together without chemicals. Beams connect with standard fasteners and don’t require special equipment for installation. Prices are competitive with standard bridge construction, Kerstain says.
For example, a 26 by 15-ft. vehicular bridge over Rogers Brook in York, Maine, cost $70,000 for materials and $25,000 for construction.
AXION also manufactures ECOTRAX TM railroad ties.
AXION’s target market is municipalities, the military and customers seeing industrial quality products. STRUXURE is also suitable decking material for boardwalks.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, AXION International, Inc., 180 South St., Suite 104, New Providence, N.J. 07974 (ph 908 542-0888; www. axionintl.com).
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