The Grand Challenge points out some of the global problems we need to solve as a society as a whole, and while in many ways those are problems of their own, with no overlap, there are some exceptions. Culturally we know that the amount of plastic we throw away into landfills and into the ocean is an enormous and ever growing problem. We also know that our transportation infrastructure is always needing to in working order,calling on both regular maintenance and repair, as much as we need to expand our roads. Currently there are two companies that are trying to build plastic roads. Recycling waste plastic and turning it into either an alternative for asphalt and concrete to building sections of roads out of plastic, to not only make it faster and easier to install highways, but also make it convenient to install utilities like water and internet networks. What do you think? Are these the way of the future, or are they going to develop more problems of their own than the number of problems they solve? macrebur.com plasticroad.eu
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