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 Even concrete slabs can be [[https://www.finecutusa.com/concrete-slab-sawing-for-demolition-how-it-works/|cut up]] [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262401014X|to produce new building materials]] or [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652622048090|reused in creative ways]]! This is huge as concrete rubble accounts for [[https://concretecaptain.com/what-happens-to-concrete-after-demolition/|25]]-[[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262401014X|30%]] of solid waste in landfills.  Even concrete slabs can be [[https://www.finecutusa.com/concrete-slab-sawing-for-demolition-how-it-works/|cut up]] [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262401014X|to produce new building materials]] or [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652622048090|reused in creative ways]]! This is huge as concrete rubble accounts for [[https://concretecaptain.com/what-happens-to-concrete-after-demolition/|25]]-[[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262401014X|30%]] of solid waste in landfills. 
  
-Concrete rubble can also be reused in other ways, [[https://slrpnk.net/post/11909269|such as in landscaping]]. There's also a rich history of cobblestone buildings where concrete rubble may be a suitable [[https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/9/1437|replacement for stone]].+Concrete rubble can also be reused in other ways, [[https://archive.is/Mk8Ql|such as in landscaping]]. There's also a rich history of cobblestone buildings where concrete rubble may be a suitable [[https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/9/1437|replacement for stone]]. 
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 +Tangentially related: [[https://phys.org/news/2026-01-urban-soils-life-excavated-dirt.html|this article]] discusses salvaging earth which has been excavated to make room for foundations in urban construction for use in parks and similar.