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Dismantling fossil fuel infrastructure will free up enormous amounts of steel for recycling. I wonder what they did or will do with all the ash, though.

• goodcanadian 2y ago
  I wonder what they did or will do with all the ash, though. If I am not mistaken, I believe they landfill it.
• pjc50 2y ago
  Much of it is reused as a cement additive. https://www.cemex.co.uk/fly-ash https://www.cemex.co.uk/fly-ash
  • pfdietz 2y ago
    A report on this: https://www.ukqaa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/UKQAA-Ash-Availability-Report-Jan-2016.pdf https://www.ukqaa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/UKQAA-As... The fraction is larger than I would have guessed. I imagine they will now be working through stockpiles.
• zeristor 2y ago
  Rye House power station dumped the ash in the nearby gravel pits of Lea Valley, which is quite good for orchids. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/23/plantwatch-simons-industrial-poor-soil-tips-orchids-farming-fertilisers https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/23/plantwatch-s...
  • pfdietz 2y ago
    How interesting!