Great way to reuse plastics. Could it also be incorporated into cleaning up the Pacific gyre?
If there was a way to process on ships the transport to end user that would be way better than traipsing all over the world with garbage.
h/t Gail Barnes
https://www.environmentalleader.com/2018/09/waste-plastic-structural-concrete/
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Certainly one of the least bad options. Got to clean it up anyway, so embedding it in long-lived assets is a win. And we're running out of quality sand.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, this has a lot of promise in my semi-knowledgeable opinion. There are some points to consider. First, much of the Pacific Gyre (and the other oceanic garbage patches that get less press) are made up of extremely tiny bits of refuse which may not be suitable. Plus, extricating it from the salt water might prove more than challenging. Not to say it's not possible, just challenging. Another point is that there is actually a growing shortage of good sand for concrete. In some cases, maybe some of this plastic (and other junk) might be good for concrete filler.
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