Luniio@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoInfusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heattheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down16
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkInfusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heattheconversation.comLuniio@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squarefeinstruktur@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·23 hours 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-up3·20 hours 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.