The Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability at the University of Texas at Arlington recycles plastic by processing it into pellets mixed with asphalt for road repair. Photo Courtesy SWIS/UTA

Princeton could become one of the first cities in Collin County to pave a street with asphalt containing recycled plastic, but city officials emphasize the proposal remains in the exploratory stage.

The Princeton City Council received a presentation Oct. 13 from Sahadat Hossain, director of the Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability at the University of Texas at Arlington, on research that uses waste plastic as an ingredient in asphalt pavement.

Council did not approve a pilot project but Public Works Director Rifat Alam said the next step, if the council remains interested, would be for city staff and Hossain’s team to develop a specific proposal and service agreement and return it to the council for approval.

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