Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Plastic Waste from Kurseong Builds New Road
In a small town called Kurseong in West Bengal, India, people are doing something amazing with plastic waste.
They are collecting all the plastic that can't be broken down naturally and turning it into small pellets.
These pellets are then used to build a new road.
This road is 4.420 kilometers long and connects a beautiful waterfall to a village called Noldara.
The project is making money too, about Rs 55 for every kilogram of plastic used.
This is the first time something like this is happening in this area, and it's a great way to use waste in a useful way.
Non-biodegradable plastic waste from Kurseong is being used to construct a new road in Mirik Block, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).
The 4.420-km road will connect Muktikhola waterfall to the village of Noldara, passing through several hamlets.
1,846.56 kg of plastic waste is being utilized in the construction, generating revenue of Rs 55/kg.
This is the first public thoroughfare within the GTA to be built using plastic waste.
The project aims to utilize non-biodegradable waste in a productive manner while building essential infrastructure.
- Who
- Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA)
- What
- Construction of a road using plastic waste
- When
- Currently under construction
- Where
- Mirik Block, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), West Bengal, India
- Why
- To utilize non-biodegradable plastic waste and build a new road
- Location
- Kurseong, West Bengal, India
- Plastic Waste Used
- 1,846.56 kg
- Road Length
- 4.420 km
- Revenue Generated
- Rs 55/kg
- Project Area
- Mirik Block, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA)