The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to label coal combustion residuals (CCRs) or coal ash/fly ash as ‘special waste’ or hazardous. This is largely a reaction to the 1 billion gallon coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee, in December 2008. The EPA had, in the years 1993 and in 2000, said that fossil fuel combustion [...]
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Until we can stop using coal, don’t label coal ash hazardous
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Coal Ash is a recyclable resource
Deposits of fossil fuel like coal have served as an undisputed source of energy particularly in India and the USA. Large deposits of coal provide for an endless store of raw materials needed to produce electrical energy – the most essential driver of modern life. When electricity is generated burning coal in a thermal power [...]
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Wood to ash to wood
The artificial timber invention by Roy Research and Technology (RRT) is what every recycling enthusiast could only dream of until now. From source to use to waste to back to source, RRT’s artificial timber traces the complete journey. One of the chief raw materials for the artificial wood is fly ash, which comes from burnt [...]
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