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
Posted in Artificial Timber, Coal Ash Utilisation Also tagged clean energy, coal ash disposal, coal combustion residuals, EPA coal ash regulation, recycle fly ash, Solid-waste Comments closed
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 [...]
Posted in Artificial Timber, Climate Change, Coal Ash Utilisation, Renewable Technology Also tagged Artificial Timber, clean coal technology, Renewable Technology, uses for fly ash Comments closed