The asphalt, made with the diverted plastic film, will be used to pave roads throughout Colorado, reducing the need for raw materials and helping to close the loop on plastic waste.
Collaboration involving The Recycling Partnership and GreenBlue finds aluminum cans, cardboard and PET bottles are among the most commonly accepted curbside items.
This latest funding for graphite recycling in Hopkinsville follows earlier large federal investments in other Ascend Elements manufacturing plants in the Western Kentucky city.