Paving way for plastic waste to become road construction material
![Magorium co-founder Oh Chu Xian with prototypes of road construction material the start-up has developed. The firm's road construction material prototypes have incorporated plastic bottles, plastic bags and milk cartons - waste that has been reprocessed into pellets to be added to the asphalt when paving roads. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN](/sites/news.smu.edu.sg/files/styles/max_325x325/public/smu/news/ST_20210421_VNOH_6482554_1.jpg?itok=G-3-g4G_)
SMU student Oh Chu Xian co-founded Magorium in 2019 to turn plastic waste into road construction material. In less than two years, the start-up has clinched several awards for its innovative technology and received grants as it moves to address plastic pollution in a sustainable way. She was among 32 individuals in Singapore who were included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list this year.
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The Straits Times