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Plastic Roads: Not All They’Re Paved Up To Be, Katie Conlon
Plastic Roads: Not All They’Re Paved Up To Be, Katie Conlon
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
The growing, global plastic waste crisis is sparking a myriad of solutions from disparate fields. One such end-of-use solution is the application of plastic waste for paving roads. This solution is marketed as a win-win option for plastic waste, use the single-use waste material to pave roads and save money, and simultaneously tackle the accumulated plastic waste. Paving with plastic is occurring globally, but has been especially appealing in the global south contexts where waste management infrastructure is lacking, and pressure to do something about the plastic waste is high. However, there are several environmental and social considerations to paving …
Adaptive Injustice: Responsibility To Act In The Plastics Economy, Katie Conlon
Adaptive Injustice: Responsibility To Act In The Plastics Economy, Katie Conlon
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
How can plastic material be reduced, reused, repurposed, or salvaged so it is kept out of rivers, oceans and ecosystems in general? Social awareness about the impacts of plastic pollution is growing, and creative, social solutions to the ‘plastic menace’ are popping up globally. Every day, one can read about the latest, innovative method for managing plastic waste at the local level: plastic PET bottles stuffed with plastic-film food wrappers to make ‘ecobricks;’ paving roads with plastic waste; making yoga-wear out of marine plastic pollution; weaving plastic into tote bags; using a 3D printer to make plastic into products for …