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I may not be fully understanding this, but isn't this process just going to make the Ocean plastic pollution a lot worse? i.e. Indian Monsoon Rains wear away
by justboxing 8y ago
I may not be fully understanding this, but isn't this process just going to make the Ocean plastic pollution a lot worse?
i.e.
Indian Monsoon Rains wear away the plastic from the road over few months, years....
The plastic particles drain and make it to the rivers.... eventually to the indian ocean...
... few years later, we now have large scale plastic particle pollution in the indian ocean thanks to this ingenious technique of mixing plastic with bitumen.
- pjg 8y agoI doubt it. Unless the paved roads are physically close to the Ocean it's unlikely the plastic will be washed away to ocean water. (BTW: Plastic decomposes much faster in sea water than on land - again that doesn't make it ok to dump it in sea water though ) Furthermore the plastic is "heat treated" and then mixed/layered with Bitumen. While the chemical reactions have not been explained it's likely that some form of chemical binding is happening at those temperatures i.e. Plastic is undergoing chemical conversion - at least at amalgam level.
- emmanuel_1234 8y agoIt doesn't have to drain to the ocean, just to the nearest body of water, which will take care of the rest of the journey, no?