• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Technically, a subway would be easier to build a microplastic containment solution than applying the same to endless miles of roadway. Using metal wheels is probably still the better option though

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      4 hours ago

      subways are only economical in big cities though.

      No one is building a subway in my town, would be waaaaay to expensive. they couldnt even keep a tram system going

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        4 hours ago

        I was agreeing with your sentiment that rubber subway tires are still magnitudes better than cars, realistically, buses are probably less microplastics per person moved as well if the route has decent ridership.