Recycling coal for a runway; Fly ash from power plants used for paving

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: August 18, 2006| Author: THOMAS CONTENT | Copyright information

A $3 million project at Crites Field is saving the Waukesha County airport $50,000 thanks to a byproduct of the coal-burning process in power plants in Pleasant Prairie and Oak Creek.

Fly ash from We Energies coal-fired power plants is being used this week to rebuild an auxiliary runway and roadways at the airport.

Once upon a time sent to landfills, fly ash is now recycled for use in pavement projects. Waukesha's is the first airport in southeastern Wisconsin to use the coal-bur...

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