Photos from open sources The municipal authorities of the Dutch city of Rotterdam at this moment the possibility of using plastic materials in road construction.
The local firm “Volker Wessels” proposed as experiment to cover the road on one of the city streets specifically designed for this purpose plastic. This is reported by European reporters.
As a raw material for a new generation of paving recycled plastic waste will perform. Polymer recycling, is known to be a significant environmental a problem for all countries of the planet, however, if you start using this material for laying roads, you can forget about the piles plastic bottles in landfills. Not to mention millions of tons plastic, which annually enters the oceans and substantially violates the ecology of the planet.
A huge advantage of such roads will be their stability in wide temperature range. According to Volker representatives Wessels “plastic pavement can safely withstand temperature from minus forty degrees Celsius to plus eighty. In addition, an indisputable advantage will be light weight coating. The Netherlands report that availability in polymer road cavities allow you to easily lay in it various communications. In this case, the communication path for movement transport will be protected from stray currents, mechanical damage and moisture. Road construction and repair processes will be greatly simplified.
Rotterdam officials are even considering an embodiment polymer street coating with heating function. It will allow rid the roads of snow and ice in the cold season. Not expensive, but just a miracle!
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