Eco Geek – 2 September 2026

One of the most deeply rooted assumptions in civil engineering is that using recycled materials in structural concrete inevitably means sacrificing strength but researchers from Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, in collaboration with the University of Surrey, have found that this is not necessarily the case.

You can find much more technical detail here: https://techxplore.com/news/2026-08-recycled-aggregates-concrete-strength.html