Recycled Glass Concrete Floors
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Recycled glass concrete floors. Recycled glass has too much contamination to be suitable for use in concrete. While recycled glass is incorporated in concrete as replacement for fine aggregate as illustrated in fig. Using recycled glass in concrete conventional concrete aggregate consists of sand fine aggregate and various sizes and shapes of gravel or stones. However there is a growing interest in substituting alternative aggregate materials largely as a potential use for recycled materials.
Create beautiful terrazzo floors concrete countertops unique pools and firepits and colorful landscaping with our green building product recycled glass aggregate. Concrete itself can also be recycled at the end of its long service life. Brooklyn navy yard 63 flushing ave bldg 12 brooklyn ny 11205 718 624 4900. When a concrete sidewalk road parking lot or structure needs to be excavated and replaced the concrete is often discarded into a landfill.
Concrete floors can optimize radiant heat transfer. Recycled coloured glass glow in the dark stone mirror glass and landscaping glass australia wide delivery enquiries call 0427 939 602 our premium products look amazing in polished concrete flooring and benchtops. The best concrete aggregates are cubical in shape which is the shape in which glass aggregate is supplied. Because chunks of concrete are not biodegradable and are unable to decompose over time the waste takes up a great deal of space and creates environmental concerns.
Concrete floors can incorporate recycled products such as crushed glass bits of recycled plastic marble chips and metal shavings. And recycled glass tends to come in long flat shapes that aren t considered good aggregate for concrete. In addition to our extensive line of colors we offer jelly bean glass glow in the dark aggregate and crushed bottles and mirror allowing designers contractors artists and. 11 4 it exhibits slightly different effects on the strength of recycled glass concrete if the recycled glass content is lower than 20.
Vetrazzo slabs and panels are unique surfaces hancrafted with recycled glass in america. Kitchen and bath design products.