By Grant Lee on
11/5/2009 7:07 AM
Concrete pipe mixtures incorporate industrial by-products (such as fly ash and slag cement), which reduces the use of virgin materials, reduces the amount of cement needed, reduces the energy needed to manufacture the product and conserves natural resources. In addition, concrete made with fly ash is more durable and has a higher ultimate strength.
The steel that is used in reinforced concrete pipe is typically made of 90 to 100% recycled steel, which itself can be recycled. Materials that can be recycled at the end of their intended use reduce the amount of waste that is land filled and reduces the need for virgin construction material.
Concrete pipe is renewable and 100% recyclable. Due the durability and strength of concrete pipe, it can be reused.
We are always interested in ways that concrete pipe can be reused in applications other than storm and sanitary sewers, and culverts. When concrete pipe is excavated for replacement with larger diameter pipelines to accommodate growth, how have you re-used the pipe?
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