Besides generating waste, the concrete utilized in most construction projects has a significant environmental footprint. In 2021 alone, cement production accounted for 8% of global CO 2 emissions.

Researchers have made concrete 30% stronger by replacing a percentage of sand with spent coffee grounds, an organic waste produced in huge amounts that usually ends up in landfill. The method ...

Waste management companies can use that information to streamline and cut costs and time.” Lien got the idea for the company back in 2020 when she was getting her engineering degree from the ...

An international research group is building a case for more sustainable concrete by replacing synthetic reinforcement materials with natural fibers and materials from difference waste streams. The ...

Performance of concrete containing pristine graphene-treated recycled concrete aggregates. Resources, Conservation and Recycling , 2023; 199: 107266 DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107266 Cite This ...

Recycled concrete made from demolished buildings could slash emissions and prevent construction waste from going to landfill, its inventor says. The product features injected CO2, which brings ...

INDORE: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore have found a unique way to use food waste, by mixing it along with a non-pathogenic bacteria in concrete which can double its ...