The waste-to-sand plant that could pave the way for China’s zero waste coal goal

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A large-scale waste-to-sand plant in Gaoping, Shanxi province, China, has commenced operations to convert ultra-hard coal waste into valuable industrial materials. This initiative supports China's zero-waste goal for the coal industry and produces materials used in construction.

In China’s premier coal province Shanxi, a massive project that converts ultra-hard coal waste into high-value industrial materials – has begun operations, bringing the country’s zero waste goal for the fossil fuel industry a step closer. The project – in Gaoping, a county-level city in Shanxi’s southeast – is producing 1,000 tonnes per day of building and industrial materials, including sand and gravel aggregates used in construction, according to the local government. In an article published...