Q: I just bought a house and one of my first projects is removing an old, cracked concrete patio in order to replace it with a new deck. How can I dispose of the old concrete? A: Concrete is a little ...

Nov. 30 (UPI) --In a new study, researchers have confirmed recycled concrete works just as well as concrete, and for some purposes, even better. The findings, published Monday in the journal ...

The most recycled material in Ventura County cannot be placed in your curbside recycling cart or in any commercial recycling bin. Nevertheless, concrete and asphalt, referred to in the waste ...

From paper towels to cups to plastic bottles, products made from recycled materials permeate our lives. One notable exception is building materials. Why can't we recycle concrete from our ...

Recently we’ve been looking into sustainable building materials, like skyscrapers made of wood. We’ve also been examining the slowly crumbling infrastructure, largely made of concrete. Perhaps it’s ...

GAINES TOWNSHIP -- Susan Patterson said she does OK with one lung. But the 58-year-old township resident is worried that could change if concrete is crushed across the creek from her backyard. "I didn ...

The modern waste industry is redefining what durability means. Beyond just surviving heavy traffic, a concrete floor must ...

Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete. Researchers conducted side-by-side comparisons of ...

Scientists studied a method for recycling unused concrete with wood fibers. They found the conditions that produce new building materials with bending strength even greater than the original concrete.

Knocking down a concrete building usually takes brute force: Wrecking balls, huge excavators, or explosives rip apart walls while fire hoses spray water to keep the clouds of dust down. It’s an energy ...