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Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat
(theconversation.com)
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dart board;; science bs
rule #1: be kind
The article probably is and I’m not pretending to be an expert. Just saying in theory this could be useful ¯\(ツ)/¯
I’m against plastic use where possible, but don’t see a problem in putting what we already have to work if the alternative is to just let it fall apart on its own somewhere else. If we’re going to drown in this stuff might at least get some usefulness out of it.
As long as we don produce more plastic for this purpose, yes