Combating Carbon Emissions

With Fly Ash – A Green Solution For Concrete

At Coal Ash Recycling, we know the value of protecting our environment, and the importance of carbon reduction in driving a greener, healthier future. That is why we focus on recycling an existing power generation byproduct in an environmentally responsible manner for critical high impact use in infrastructure projects which also significantly reduces greenhouse gases.

Fly ash is a byproduct of burning ground coal to generate electricity. Fly ash has long been a key component in concrete due to its ability to increase the strength and durability of concrete and is required to be included in the concrete batch mix for many critical infrastructure projects due to these characteristics.

Consequences of Cement

  • Concrete is the most widely used man-made material in existence and the second most widely used substance on earth after water. Cement is the key ingredient in concrete.

  • Cement’s manufacturing process is resource and energy intensive. The chemical reaction that produces cement releases approximately one ton of CO2 for each ton of cement produced.

  • 1 ton of fly ash used to replace cement saves ~ 1 ton of CO2 emissions.

    If the cement industry were a country, it would be the 3rd largest emitter in the world behind China and the US. Cement is the source of 8% of the world’s CO2 emissions, and fly ash plays a key role in and reducing these harmful emissions and meeting climate goals.

  • Fly ash’s use in concrete increases the life of concrete structures by improving its overall strength and durability. Additionally, it also saves water and significantly reduces greenhouse gases.

Achieving New York’s Climate Goals

New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) is the most aggressive clean energy and climate agenda in the country. Cement is the largest source of emission from large industrial sites in New York, and fly ash can play an important role in helping to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions necessary to comply with the CLCPA.

How We Help

New York State no longer has any operating coal plants leaving its concrete market with a shortage of fly ash. New York State needs a reliable, high-quality supply of fly ash for use in critical infrastructure projects, as well as for the green benefits it provides to concrete to meet New York’s climate goals. Our Chautauqua County, New York landfill, which contains fly ash produced at the Dunkirk Generating Station in the 1960s-1980s, will provide a much-needed source of fly ash while we also remediate and reclaim the former site in accordance with all New York State regulations.

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