Concrete Recycling - Benefits

Benefits

There are a variety of benefits in recycling concrete rather than dumping it or burying it in a landfill.

  • Keeping concrete debris out of landfills saves landfill space.
  • Using recycled material as gravel reduces the need for gravel mining.
  • Recycling one ton of cement could save 1,360 gallons water, 900 kg of co2.
  • Using recycled concrete as the base material for roadways reduces the pollution involved in trucking material.

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