Plastic Pollution is a growing global problem

Plastic pollution is a growing global problem, and recycling rates for plastic are dropping across the world. According to the researchers the concept of using discarded plastic to pave roads has been hailed as a solution by viral videos and think pieces alike. But we dont think using discarded plastic for pavement would be a good solution Plastic Pollution Coalition’s Scientific Advisor, Pete Myers, Founder and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences calls it a “quintessentially bad idea.”

“For this to make a difference, it would have to go to scale, with massive numbers of roads being made of recycled plastic,” said Myers. “If it didn’t go to scale, it would become a boutique band-aid, allowing us to feel good about a faux solution but not really solving anything.”

According to Dr. Myers, using plastic for roads would even contribute to the problem:“Roads degrade because they get abraded by vehicular traffic. That becomes massive amounts of micro and nano plastic particles as plastic dust. Storm runoff would carry it into the wastewater system or directly into surface waters. Air currents would transport it in the wind … Sooner or later a lot of it would wind up in the oceans. It would become even more of a problem than what we have today. Exactly how much of a problem would depend upon what mix of polymers were used and what additives might be in the plastics, as that would determine the particles’ toxicity. It’s terrifying to think about, frankly.”

Shaikhani Group thinks we must recycle our plastic properly rather then discarding somewhere, this problem can be solved by many ways such as creating awareness of plastic, educate people how to recycle and reduce the use. There are many organization who are working to reduce plastic pollution, but those are not enough to handle whole world. Whole world needs to take responsibility to reduce the plastic pollution.

We’re working to stop plastic pollution in communities all over the globe