Meet the 98% Recyclable Subway Car - Coming in 2012 (Video)
by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York
on 11.30.10
Good public transportation is an increasingly important element for any city, especially as the trend towards urbanization continues its steady march. As we all know, mass transit relieves congestion, reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and saves a good deal of energy. So whenever I catch wind of a project that goes beyond the already-green parameters of typical transit, I can't help but get a little tingly. Poland, for instance, has announced it will be bringing what may be the greenest subway cars yet to the Warsaw underground: Not only are they super energy efficient, but the entire cars are almost entirely recyclable.