Recycling plastic for train tracks

Here is an other great example of recycling.  Especially when we talk about recycling plastic.

Plastic is a commodity that needs to be understood and considered as one of the most durable mand made material on our planet. Good plastic will last many life times. Its utilities are so diverse; from the surgeons tools to the railroad tracks, plastic is here to stay. And this is axactly my point: what ever plastic we create will in dead stay with us for many generations. So we may as well think in terms of durability, because plastic is here to stay in both ways.  We are not going to forget we ever knew plastic and stop using it simply because we have been using plastic mindlessly. We must consider plastic is a NONE- disposable material, period. We can recycle it but we can’t get rid of it once we gave it form. Plastic qualities are to be respected for what it does best, when created for durability. And plastic should always be created to be 100% recyclable, end of story.

Here’s a great example of plastic that will thankfully stay in place for as many generations as possible.

Train track ties. You know the 4 by 4 lumber that holds the trains tracks in place.The  RTI company is right on “track” with their plastic lumber which does the job perfectly.  The ties are made from 100% recycled plastic materials. It’s solidity and durability are extensive and surpasses the wood lumber by far.

This in my view is the role of plastic. Created with the qualities that plastic has to offer which is  for its’ durability. If we think of plastic as something that will not go away, once we create the intended product, or that can it can be completely recycled, then we are thinking rightly and mindfully for our future generations.

Kudos to you RTI!