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 ...

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, ...

Concrete recycling has traditionally been based on the assumption that old concrete is a lifeless, fully hydrated material. The assumption is that, to reuse it in new concrete production, it must be ...

Heidelberg Materials, a German multinational building materials company, has opened a recycling plant for selective separation and sorting of demolition concrete in Katowice, Poland. The plant will ...

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 ...

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.

In North America, new buildings continue to go up, highways are widening and leading to newly developed areas, and bridges and roads in an already impressive infrastructure are now being replaced.

Nearly all curbside recyclables can be recycled in a “closed loop,” meaning, aluminum, glass, plastic and paper can be turned back into cans, bottles and paper. In contrast, concrete, recycled in ...