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This is terrible. Plastic is forever and breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces entering the environment.
by ryanmercer 8y ago
This is terrible. Plastic is forever and breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces entering the environment.
- 0xcafecafe 8y agoIt seems from the article, they have considered that and concluded that since plastic becomes part of the bitumen, and does not exist as plastic particles.
- ryanmercer 8y agoUnless it has chemically changed considerably it's a problem. My impression is they are saying "don't worry, chunks aren't going to break off because it's melted into the bitumen" and are wholly ignoring the micro scale.
- coldtea 8y agoThat would be an improvement considering the garbage situation in India.
- aumerle 8y agoThe article is discussing a technique used to dispose of waste plastic. In other words plastic that would exists in macro and micro form regardless of its use to improve roads.