The presence of plastic in the environment has now become an alarming problem, which endangers the lives of millions of living beings, including man.
Plastics, deteriorating over time, are ingested by the smallest organisms, insinuating themselves into the food chain, reaching the fish and mammals that humans eat.
In recent years, thanks to the awareness of public opinion on this problem and the planning of innovative works, various projects have flourished to stem the problem. Among these, the initiative implemented by the city of London is innovative as regards the production of asphalt from plastic waste. Daniel Anderson, London City Councilor and promoter of the initiative, said: "We all know that plastic has a devastating impact on the environment, particularly when it reaches the oceans. Taking action by trying to recycle this material as much as possible is a shared responsibility".
Toby Mc Cartney, engineer and owner of MacRebur, based in Scotland, has come up with a solution to tackle the problem of plastic pollution.
The Scottish firm MacRebur has created a completely original road surface produced by reusing plastic. The asphalt, stretched out in a district in the northern part of the English metropolis, it contains a percentage of recycled plastic, softer and more resistant than traditional asphalt, which gives the road greater durability by slowing down the formation of holes.
The experiment has created excitement in the London transport authority which has already announced the allocation of additional funds to refine the material and use it in other areas of the city, as the replacement or maintenance of the road surface becomes necessary. .
The degree of civilization of a nation is also measured by the respect it shows towards the environment that hosts it, so it is hoped that this pilot experiment will soon be imitated in many other parts of the world.