plastic telephone poles.

Question

Why are trees still being used for telephone/electric lines instead of plastics?

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Answer 1

Concrete and steel poles are becoming fairly common, but wood remains one of the most durable and cost effective building materials we have, at least in the US. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, y’know?

For a plastic pole to be built strong enough, it would be far too expensive.