Abstract: The present invention relates to a road making material comprising aggregate, bitumen, and a plastics material, wherein: (a) when the road making material is 10 mm stone mastic asphalt, the bitumen comprises at least 4.7% but no more than 5.69% by weight of the aggregate, bitumen, and plastics material mix; (b) when the road making material is 6 mm, 10 mm, or 20 mm asphaltic concrete, the bitumen comprises at least 3.1% but no more than 4.09% by weight of the aggregate, bitumen, and plastics material mix; (c) when the road making material is hot rolled asphalt, the bitumen comprises at least 4.9% but no more than 5.89% by weight of the aggregate, bitumen, and plastics material mix; or (d) when the road making material is heavy duty 32 mm, the bitumen comprises at least 2.4% but no more than 3.39% by weight of the aggregate, bitumen, and plastics material mix.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a road making material comprising aggregate, bitumen, and a plastics material, wherein: (a) when the road making material is 10 mm stone mastic asphalt, the bitumen comprises at least 4.7% but no more than 5.69% by weight of the aggregate, bitumen, and plastics material mix; (b) when the road making material is 6 mm, 10 mm, or 20 mm asphaltic concrete, the bitumen comprises at least 3.1% but no more than 4.09% by weight of the aggregate, bitumen, and plastics material mix; (c) when the road making material is hot rolled asphalt, the bitumen comprises at least 4.9% but no more than 5.89% by weight of the aggregate, bitumen, and plastics material mix; or (d) when the road making material is heavy duty 32 mm, the bitumen comprises at least 2.4% but no more than 3.39% by weight of the aggregate, bitumen, and plastics material mix.

Abstract: A method of producing a road making material includes the steps of heating plastics and bitumen and mixing 5%-25% by weight of plastics with bitumen. The heated plastics/bitumen mixture is then mixed with aggregate to form a bitumous compound which may then be used to lay a road (pavement) surface. Alternatively, the heated plastics and bitumen is mixed directly with aggregate to form a bitumous compound. The plastics used is, preferably, waste plastics that is collected, cleaned and shredded, or the plastics may be pelletised or in the form of microbeads.