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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Daniel Boffey in Brussels

DARK SECRETS: A road full of bottlenecks dutch cycle path is made of plastic waste | Vintage Vibes

The plastic bicycle path in Zwolle, the Netherlands.
The plastic bicycle path in Zwolle, the Netherlands. Photograph: Gemeente Zwolle

The world’s first plastic bicycle path made of recycled bottles, cups and packaging has opened in the Netherlands, as part of a pilot that could see similar roads open up across the country.

The 30-metre path, made of recycled plastic equivalent to more than 218,000 plastic cups, is expected to be three times as durable as an asphalt alternative.

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