13Mar

The W Philadelphia Hotel

As of 2018, this hotel was the largest concrete structure in Philadelphia’s history. It has a nine-foot-thick foundation that covers 20,000 square feet, instead of slag or silica being used, they were able to use Fly Ash.

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13Mar

U.S. Route 287

In 2007, @ColoradoDOT partnered with Holcim Inc. and Castle Rock Concrete Construction Company to create a sustainable concrete pavement solution using Class F Fly Ash.

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13Mar

“Sustainable Samsung Galaxy S23 Series”

@SamsungUS has incorporated more recycled materials into the new Galaxy S23, even the packaging box is 100% recycled paper.

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13Mar

Carhartt Resale Program

@Carhartt is imitating a way to make its brand more sustainable. #Reworked is the new trade-in program that Carhartt is offering, this is to keep their product out of the landfill.

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07Mar

“Has Battery Recycling Arrived Too Soon?”

@washingtonpost has recently posted that the expansion of battery recycling facilities may be happening too soon. @cleantechnica disagrees, however, they do agree that EV batteries that no longer can be used to power EVs, can still be reusable.

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07Mar

“Recovering Lithium from Batteries is 5x more cost-effective than mining it”

Recycling lithium batteries and repurposing them is much more cost-effective. A company called, “@CircularStorage, forecasts around 1.2 million tons of lithium-ion batteries will have reached their end of life by 2030”. This is a huge opportunity for recycling these materials.

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07Mar

The University of Minnesota Recreation Center Expansion

In UMN’s 2013 expansion project fly ash was used to replace 30% of the required cementitious material in the concrete mixes for every concrete structural element in the expansion

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07Mar

USA Football Operations Center

In 2017, a Football Operations Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was built. The project engineers decided to use a high foundation mat, and placement of the concrete was carried out by @LithkoLLC and overseen by M.J. Harris Construction Services.

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07Mar

Uncovering the Truth Behind Your Used Clothing Donations

Over 400 million pounds of clothes end up in just New York City landfills each year. While in a perfect world, consumers would purchase less clothing. There are other innovative solutions, both @marksandspencer, and @hm are working on ways to incorporate recycled fibers into their clothing.

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07Mar

Do you recycle your batteries?

Batteries have precious materials we can reuse, but they also have hazardous materials that could be potentially harmful if they end up in landfills. @Treehugger has information that can help you figure out the best way to dispose of batteries.

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