Trials of the world's first all-rubber road and rail highway, funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Program), are now underway in Corby, Northamptonshire, U.K., in association with Holdfast Level Crossings Ltd.Trials of the world's first all-rubber road and rail highway, funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Program), are now underway in Corby, Northamptonshire, U.K., in association with Holdfast Level Crossings Ltd. The HoldFast Rubber Highway (HRH HRHabbr. Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH abbr (= His (or Her) Royal Highness) → S.A.R. ) has the potential to recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. an average of 354,000 tires in every one-mile stretch of rubber highway. The trial will incorporate 8,000 vehicle movements over an eight week period to assess early life performance of the HRH. New European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community legislation banning both whole and shredded shred n. 1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off. 2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence. tr.v. tires from disposal in landfills from July 2006 has led to a greater urgency for the U.K. to explore new ways to recycle tires. |
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