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Road/Path Surfacing
BASF customer Presto Geosystems’ porous pavement technologies
lead the way to success the old-fashioned way – with
evidence and proof.
Who says you can’t have
It may surprise most people that one of the most preventable
environmental hazards lies right under our feet. Materials
commonly used to create walkways, driveways, patios,
park ing lots, roads and highways are impervious and prevent
stormwater from filtering back and replenishing aquifers
naturally. Moreover, as stormwater washes over a multitude
of polluted and overheated surfaces, a perfect storm of ecologically-damaging
runoff flows into storm drains, streams,
rivers, lakes, estuaries and oceans.
For many years, BASF and its customers have joined forces
to create better surfacing materials that go far in alleviating
this destructive cycle. FilterPave ® , a recycled post-consumer
glass and polyurethane-based porous pavement system
by Presto Geosystems, represents one of the most recent
and promising porous surfacing systems to date.
Research shows: Green is indeed a new golden path.
The Green Brands study is one of the largest global consumer
surveys of green brands and corporate environmental
responsibility. Based on the findings of its recent
survey of 9,000 people in eight countries, the study verified
what many suspected: Consumers will spend more on
green products and seek out environmentally responsible
manu facturers.
This finding was true for each and every one of the countries
included in the research. The message is clear: green is
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