Concrete Is A Geography, Minerals, & Waste Game Played With Billions Of Tons Of Chips

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By Michael BarnardJun 10, 2024, 1:35 pm578 ptsHot
As cement day turns into concrete week turns into concrete month, it’s worth considering how the absurd tonnages of concrete manufactured changes, often radically, depending on where specifically in the world the concrete is needed. That’s all because those absurd tonnages means that we move the stuff that…

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