With a land mass of 305 square miles, New York City is the most densely populated city in the country. It's no wonder that our streets are constantly suffering the effects of heavy traffic. To be specific - the job of filling our potholes seems to an endless task.
Historically, the potholes have been filled with a toxic mixture of asphalt, kerosene, and diesel fuel. Environmentalists have been working to pressure the industry to come up with a cleaner alternative, and Cold Mix Manufacturing (a small company in Queens) took on the challenge. They have developed the first eco-friendly asphalt product, called GreenPatch, which contains no petroleum products and does not produce noxious fumes.
Their investment in R&D has paid off, because ConEd has signed a contract to use GreeenPatch exclusively in its road work. The New York City DOT is now testing GreenPatch around the city.
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