Concrete in Focus —In recent years, there has been a push in architecture to design and construct buildings that have a lower carbon footprint. This trend is driven by the real need to address the global challenge of climate change and the recognition that buildings are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. There are several strategies for constructing projects that help meet carbon reduction goals.

https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2023/01/02/experts-tout-the-benefits-of-recycled-glass-pozzolans/ —Making new glass bottles is generally considered the highest and best use for cullet, but recycling glass into a cement substitute is actually better from a greenhouse gas perspective, speakers on a recent webinar said. The Northeast Recycling Council and Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association recently hosted a webinar covering the recycling of MRF glass […]

Recycling Today —The ground glass pozzolan, made by Urban Mining Industries, can be found in projects across New York and Connecticut. For more than a decade, New Rochelle, New York-based Urban Mining Industries has been advancing a new use for recycled glass in the form of Pozzotive, a ground glass pozzolan used in concrete production. Like other […]

Bridget McCusker —In most of the U.S., the effort to recycle glass continues to be an economic and logistical challenge that most municipalities have not quite found a solution for yet. Much of it continues to go to landfills. For Urban Mining CT, this large-scale waste was seen as an opportunity. The Grasso family, for several years, […]