📑 Infrastructure
Company using recycled plastic milk bottles to repave roads
Whereas regular recycling of plastic is expensive, the company called Shisalanga Construction is using recycled plastic milk bottles to repave roads in South Africa.
A road that captures and stores energy to melt snow and heat buildings
Called Power Road, it can capture up to 20% of the sun's heat allowing it to melt 10cm of snow in just a few hours.
Glow-in-the-dark bike path makes cycling safer
Poland's town of Lidzbark Warminski is testing a self-sufficient, solar-powered bike lane that not only looks good but also makes cyclists safer.