{"id":29,"date":"2022-01-23T22:47:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T22:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muckrete.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2022-10-23T23:03:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T23:03:39","slug":"environmental-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/muckrete.com\/home\/environmental-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f89dcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f89dcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d30f44\" data-id=\"3d30f44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8d6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f8d6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Muck-rete Can Help<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a34861f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a34861f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc9d7d\" data-id=\"afc9d7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b164b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4b164b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The primary focus of Muck-rete is disposing of the massive amount of Muck that is being removed from the Indian River Lagoon. After years of testing and working with Muck-rete, I have developed a suitable mixture that is 30% Muck. If Muck-rete became a viable concrete option for roads, pavements, and small structures like benches, the amount of Muck that we need to get rid of would exponentially decrease. In order to get rid of the millions of cubic yards that have already been dredged, we must find a use for it. One option is clearly Muck-rete.\u00a0<\/p><p>The benefits of getting rid of the already dredged Muck are numerous. By opening up space, the dredging projects can continue and lead to an overall healthier and safer environment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07d819b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07d819b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3323715\" data-id=\"3323715\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e69bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e69bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Business Angle <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bb0d15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bb0d15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4fbc0b\" data-id=\"a4fbc0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfcc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bfcc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16px;\">The use of Muck as an aggregate in concrete has more than just an environmental impact. The concrete industry is over a $90 billion industry. If Muck were to be used in the concrete industry it would allow for massive price reductions for concrete projects and price reductions for concrete companies. Money that would typically be spent on traditional aggregates is therefore saved.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16px;\">The aggregate that Muck replaces, is sand. Sand, and the extraction process of aggregate sand, is estimated to be a $70 billion industry. This industry is catered to the concrete industry and the idea that sand is a necessary aggregate. Sand is not only a major industry but is also becoming a global issue. In short, the world is running out of usable sand. Sand ideal for concrete is rigid, not desert sand, but sand found at the bottom of rivers around the globe. To extract and harvest this sand, rivers are being damaged and suffering from massive amounts of erosion as the sand is mined. In some parts of the globe, illegal sand mining is becoming an issue as the product is in such high demand. If some of this sand were to be replaced with an alternative aggregate, like Muck, not only would the Indian River Lagoon&#8217;s ecosystem benefit but so would rivers and ecosystems around the globe. Additionally, there would be major economic advantages if concrete companies had to pay for a reduced amount of sand. 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