[darkfirefly]

> These bridges are made from lightweight Fibre-Reinforced Polymer > In just 11 months we have developed a prototype bridge that is stunning in design, environmentally friendly and will take days and not weeks to install and thereby causing less disruption for the surrounding community.”

... How exactly is this environmentally friendly? FRPs don't tend to be recycled easily or cheaply[1], not to mention the fact that they are often derived from oil-based products and require high-temperature curing.

[1]: "The recycling of composite materials is on the right track, but challenges still have to be taken-up in order to finally make it a commercial reality" (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S007964251...)