Keeping clean concrete separated from mixed demolition waste is the main condition that lets haulers send broken slabs into a recycling stream, and a 6-yard dumpster can be a practical choice for ...

Concrete is a long--lasting material, but roads, buildings and other concrete structures can exhaust their usefulness. When these structures are demolished, the debris can get a new life through ...

In this video, I demonstrate the complete process of creating a large concrete slab. **CHAPTERS:** 00:00 - Clearing the Area ...

Urban mining is increasingly being taken seriously by industry because it gives access to materials—such as expensive metals used in electronics—that are buried in waste tips and landfills. However, ...

Demolition is a messy business—not only does the process require heavy machinery and produce clouds of dust, but it also results in giant piles of rubble that often head straight for the landfill.

For most scrapyard and metal recycling facility operators, concrete is not something that gets much attention until it starts causing problems. It is the ground the operation runs on, and as long as ...

Concrete and asphalt are used to build structures and roads which are engineered to last for decades. Unfortunately, even these materials eventually erode and fall into disrepair. Once these materials ...

Worldwide consumption of concrete is estimated at 20 billion tonnes. To produce such a huge volume of concrete, we need 14 billion ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have devised a way of cheaply producing low-carbon concrete at scale by making use of waste cement and the steel industry’s electric arc furnaces. The method ...

Reusing the rubble from construction sites isn't just keeping the environment clean, it's also keeping building costs down. Efforts to recycle building materials, from chunks of concrete to scraps of ...

Workers for Atomic Recycling hand-sort small pieces of concrete at the facility in north Minneapolis. (STAFF PHOTO: Bill Klotz) Of all the materials processed by recyclers for reuse in new products, ...