A Novel Approach to Recycling Construction Waste

摘要

The construction industry is one of the most resource-intensive sectors of the German economy. The nation's buildings constitute a vast store of raw materials, harbouring some 100 Gt of materials that could be recovered and returned to the material cycle at the end of their service life. Four Fraunhofer Institutes/DE have joined forces in the BauCycle project to kick-start recycling of sand and gravel fine particle fractions that cannot be reclaimed today for reuse in further construction projects.