Filtered cigarette is the most common type of tobacco used and cigarette butt is the most
important environmental consequence of smoking. This study aimed to investigate the …

Cigarette butt (CB) is a crucial litter in urban communities because it may contain various
toxicants. Due to serious limitations on incinerating or landfilling CB, recycling of this …

Abstract Annually, over 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced worldwide, and it is estimated that
4.5 trillion cigarette butts (CBs) are still being littered in the world. The dispersal of the CBs …

Soil has been used as building material for thousands of years with a decrease in popularity
after the industrial revolution. Nowadays, there is a growing interest in the implementation of …

More than 5.5 trillion cigarettes are manufactured, and approximately 4.5 trillion cigarette
butts are being scattered across the globe per year. These cigarette butts are considered as …

The production of sludge in wastewater treatment plant is about to increase every year and
most of the sludge was directly disposed to landfill. In addition, the constraint to treat sludge …

In this work some new raw material compositions from alumina, conventional brick-clays and
sawdust were mixed, compacted and heat treated by the authors. Depending on raw …

A large amount of quarry dust waste is dispose into landfills every year. This waste was
obtained as a byproduct during the production of aggregates through the crushing process …

During the global financial crisis, the development of priority industries, including the
production of construction materials, is the guarantor of intensive economic recovery in …

From raw material extraction to final product disposal, the construction industry is integrally
involved in every stage of the greenhouse gas emissions life cycle. One of the main causes …