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Plastic bottles used to pave Highway 162 in Butte County

by Alexandria Williams

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SAN FRANCISCO - MARCH 2: Recycled plastic bottles are seen at the San Francisco Recycling Center March 2, 2005 in San Francisco, California. Bottled water is the single largest growth area among all beverages, more than doubling over the last decade. Only about 12 percent of plastic bottles, mostly water, were recycled in 2003, according to industry consultant R.W. Beck, Inc. Since most bottled water is consumed away from home where recycling isn't an option, an estimated 40 million bottles a day go into the trash or become litter. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO - MARCH 2: Recycled plastic bottles are seen at the San Francisco Recycling Center March 2, 2005 in San Francisco, California. Bottled water is the single largest growth area among all beverages, more than doubling over the last decade. Only about 12 percent of plastic bottles, mostly water, were recycled in 2003, according to industry consultant R.W. Beck, Inc. Since most bottled water is consumed away from home where recycling isn't an option, an estimated 40 million bottles a day go into the trash or become litter. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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OROVILLE, Calif. — For the first time ever, Caltrans is using recycled plastic bottles for a paving project in California.

The paving project will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday on Highway 162/ Oro-Dam Boulevard West, just west of Oroville in Butte County.

The department is utilizing innovative technology, featuring recycled asphalt and liquid paste made from recycled plastic bottles.

Caltrans will introduce this new greener process at the site Thursday morning. The project will be introduced by Caltrans officials and Sean Weaver, president of Technisoil Industrial of Redding.

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