Luniio@lemmy.worldBanned to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoInfusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heattheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down13
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkInfusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heattheconversation.comLuniio@lemmy.worldBanned to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squarefeinstruktur@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day 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-up2·1 day 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.