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Plastic infilled roads seem like false concern where they've been paved with tar (a coal/petroleum product) for decades. And yes, the tar comes off in tiny piec
by smileysteve 3y ago
Plastic infilled roads seem like false concern where they've been paved with tar (a coal/petroleum product) for decades. And yes, the tar comes off in tiny pieces over time too.
https://ecoshieldasphalt.com/news/environmental-impact-of-coal-tar-pitch/ https://ecoshieldasphalt.com/news/environmental-impact-of-co...
Maybe if we'd already shifted to all concrete roads, or every road we're talking about was paved with something else. Or if road diets were happening all over the world.
- citrin_ru 3y agoMost roads use bitumen (a heavy oil fraction) which AFIK less harmful in a long term than BPA containing plastic. Oil contain some harmful for health compounds (in small amounts) but they AFIK degrade in then environment much faster than BPA.