Ecogrid

Ecogrid, known as Ecoraster{{Cite web|title=Ecoraster - Transportation Solutions|url=https://www.ecorastergrid.com/applications/transportation/|website=Ecoraster}} to most of Europe, is a type of plastic, permeable paving grid used in the construction of parking lots, walkways and other outdoor surfaces.

Ecogrid is marketed as a green technology because it is designed to reduce harmful stormwater runoff and is made with post-consumer plastic to reduce waste.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ecoraster Permeable Paving Benefits|url=https://www.ecorastergrid.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829231648/https://www.ecorastergrid.com/ |archive-date=2018-08-29 |access-date=3 September 2020|website=EcorastGrid.com}} Ecoraster was trade marked by Purus Plastics in 2008.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ecoraster 0798740|url=https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#basic/1+1+1+1/100+100+100+100/ecoraster|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609153529/https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/ |archive-date=2016-06-09 |access-date=|website=EUIPO}}

Ecogrid is made from specially selected plastics that are recycled in their Bavarian production centre.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ecogrid|url=https://ecogrid.co.uk/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050723010908/http://www.ecogrid.co.uk:80/ |archive-date=2005-07-23 |access-date=|website=Company website}} It has a locking mechanism that secures one grid to the next. There are many fill types for this kind of grid system but mainly they are:

Grass
Gravel
Resin bound stone{{Cite web|url=https://www.softsurfaces.co.uk/surface-types/resin-bound/|title=Resin Bound Gravel | Outdoor Resin Stone Paving}}{{Cite web|title=Resin Bound Gravel|url=https://www.resinboundgravel.org.uk/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=www.resinboundgravel.org.uk}}
Resin bound rubber crumb
Soil

References

Category:Pavements

Category:Road infrastructure