10May

Salt Lake City Main Library

@SLCPL is a five-story-tall, wedge-shaped building. During the 2003 project of building this immaculate space, Boral Resources (Now Eco Materials) provided ultra-fine pozzolan for the exposed concrete surfaces.

On May 10, 2023

10May

“What can go in my blue bin?”

Most people mean well and try to recycle, but they don’t always get it quite right. @washingtonpost has created a quiz to help educate you on better recycling habits.

On May 10, 2023

04May

Waste Generated by Renewable Energy

@CBSNews reports, “Renewable Energy sources surpassed coal for electricity generation in the U.S. last year”, now we are faced with the question of how to sustainably dispose of worn-out solar panels and wind turbine blades.

On May 4, 2023

04May

Saluda Dam

Saluda Dam is a hybrid of a rockfill berm on the downstream slope and a new roller-compacted concrete (RCC) gravity dam downstream of the dam. Fly Ash is essential to the mix of RCC, it improves the workability.

On May 4, 2023

04May

Apple’s iPhone Recycling Robot, Daisy

@Apple plans to be carbon neutral by 2030, Daisy will help aid in this goal. @FullyChargedShw was able to take a tour of one of the facilities that are using Daisy.

On May 4, 2023

02May

Finland Battery Recycling Facility

@cleantechnica reports Fortum Battery Recycling has begun operations in Finland. Their low CO2 hydrometallurgical plant allows them to sustainably produce materials needed for EV lithium-ion batteries.

On May 2, 2023

02May

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Eastern Span

The bridge spans approximately 4.5 miles, this project was one of the largest public works projects in California history. The project used approx. sixty thousand tons of Fly Ash. According to @GWR, it is the widest bridge as of 2013.

On May 2, 2023

02May

NFL Green Helps Recycle NFL Draft Materials

Materials from the@NFL draft are being repurposed and recycled for nonprofits. @NFLGreen is glad to be leaving a lasting impression on the community.

On May 2, 2023

28Apr

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Headquarters

This building was originally designed using steel frames. Due to cost, it was decided to go with concrete construction, and they then opted to use supplementary cementitious material such as Fly Ash.

On April 28, 2023

28Apr

Battery Recycling Process for EVs

@PCMag sat down with the two biggest battery recycling companies, @li_cycle, and @AscendElements. They take batteries from multiple sources to recycle expensive materials.

On April 28, 2023

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