Plastisoil is called and is a new material, cement-like but in reality made from recycled plastic that could be used to pave sidewalks, bike lanes, roads and parking lots. This type of ecological zone has been developed by Naji Khoury, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA.
Posted on Monday November 22, 2010. How does Plastisoil? Plastic bottles are sprayed polyethylene terephthalate (PET), is mixed with earth, then warms everything. The result is a hard substance similar to pervious concrete or porous asphalt. The million dollar question is favorable response, according to Khoury, it takes less energy to produce a Plastisoil ton of a ton of concrete or asphalt. And besides, it's cheaper.
How many plastic bottles we talking about? Well, to make a ton of Plastisoil 30,000 needed. It seems an ideal solution to get rid of both plastic and find a cleaner alternative to asphalt and concrete.
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