http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Can plastic roads help save the planet? en Tue, 19 May 2026 13:45:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17663#post-247975 Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:41:25 +0000 neddie 247975@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What better way for even more plastic to end up in the ocean?</p> <p>As the plastic road gets worn, every bit of plastic in it will get washed down the sewage / storm water system and straight into the ocean.</p> <p>Where it will remain for 1000s of years, breaking down slowly into smaller and smaller pieces, to be ingested by fish and then consumed by us.</p> <p>Massive Doh! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17663#post-247965 Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:00:06 +0000 crowriver 247965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In a word, no. Pretty bad example of greenwashing.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39693091" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39693091</a> </p>