Luniio@lemmy.worldBanned to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoInfusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heattheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down17
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkInfusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heattheconversation.comLuniio@lemmy.worldBanned to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square62linkfedilink
minus-squarefeinstruktur@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoIt’s good to blend asphalt with this nasty plastic. Roads are known to not be exposed to any sort of high mechanical loads, so no risk of constantly adding micro plastic to the environment.
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoA lot of micro plastics come from vehicle tires… So adding plastic to the roads would probably double that. Yuck.
It’s good to blend asphalt with this nasty plastic. Roads are known to not be exposed to any sort of high mechanical loads, so no risk of constantly adding micro plastic to the environment.
A lot of micro plastics come from vehicle tires… So adding plastic to the roads would probably double that. Yuck.