A road in South Sioux City, Nebraska, looks much like any other stretch of asphalt from behind the wheel. Beneath its surface, though, is material that would normally have had a very different fate.

Nebraska put the equivalent of two million plastic bags into a 4,000-foot road in 2025, creating the states first recycled-plastic road. The project in South Sioux City blended…

A road in South Sioux City, Nebraska, looks much like any other stretch of asphalt from behind the wheel. Beneath its surface, though, is material that would normally have had a…