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As I spent my morning routine scanning through my Google Reader updates, I came across an article (via TMN) that caught my attention. Entitled “Riding India’s Plastic Highway“, my interests in the environment & India enticed me to click.

In the piece, the author highlights a new use for plastics in our roadways. Specifically, Bangalore’s. It’s an interesting & very creative solution to the current glut of plastic production, and worse, disposal. As you likely know, traditional plastics do not degrade.

“What is not being considered is the degradation of plastic materials into smaller particles overtime. What happens when particulate plastic matter ends up in our water supply and is ingested by animals and human beings.” — dana

There is a single comment to this article that brings up entirely valid points such as the fact that plastics do not degrade and by using them in this scenario we might cause more harm than good. But it does divert the disposal of trashed plastics from the oceans to roads, likely providing some slowed environmental impact. Perhaps it’s a smarter way to dispose of the plastics we’ve already produced while ALSO minimizing our daily use (and production) of polymer based products / containers.

happy reading & happy earth day!