Market Sector Approach: Infrastructure
Business Opportunities
1/5
Due to installation simplicity, the overall cost of plastic fiber optics is about 1/5 the cost of comparable fiber optic cables
50%
Up to 50% cost reduction for plastic applications in bridge abutments
$1.8B
The market size for solar panel recycling is expected to grow by 37% annually from 2021 ($78M) to 2031 ($1.8B)
Industry Priorities for Advancing Circularity: Infrastructure
Re-certification and quality control protocols may enable reuse of durable plastic components, further extending their useful lifetime and advancing circularity goals in infrastructure applications.
For example, work with water conservation groups to explain how durable plastics can prevent water loss in piping infrastructure.
Examples include wastewater treatment facilities (where material requirements typically encompass greater variety), chemical processing industry equipment which already uses plastics and composites extensively due to their chemical resistance, and composite bridge replacements that offer compelling societal benefits on a life-cycle analysis basis.
About the Roadmap
About Durable Plastics and Circularity
Market Sector Approaches
- Automotive
- Building & Construction
- Electronics
- Infrastructure
- Medical