Roads in which waste plastic is melted down and mixed with paving materials are becoming more common around the world. Although for now they remain a niche technology, experts say the roads could become one of a diverse array of uses for discarded plastic.
As more companies create and market products made using recycled materials, inventors may wonder how they can protect their investment in the development of such products.
A central aim of the circular economy is to curb the extraction of finite resources and to regenerate living systems. Those strategies support the preservation of biological diversity, but only if they are done right.
