From the Chicago Tribune:
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Drink beer. Help the environment.
That could be the message of a Wisconsin-based company that manufactures eco-friendly pavement from recycled beer bottles and other glass.
That could be the message of a Wisconsin-based company that manufactures eco-friendly pavement from recycled beer bottles and other glass.
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The pavement, known as FilterPave, is about 40 percent porous, so it can trap pollutants that would normally be swept away into drains and streams.
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The pavement has another eco-friendly feature: It keeps pavement cool by retaining water, which helps combat the urban "heat island" effect...
"It's very sparkly, very twinkly," he said. "It's quite attractive."
"It's very sparkly, very twinkly," he said. "It's quite attractive."
