Category: Construction

Florida Man, 47, Arrested & Charged After Allegedly Using A ‘Hot-Wired’ Excavator To Plow Through A Walmart & Other Buildings

Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Arrest, arrested, charged, Construction, Featured, Florida, florida man, florida Walmart, Gainesville Police Department, News, Police, police department, Walmart 0

A Florida man is now facing charges after police allege he used a stolen excavator to plow through a Walmart and other buildings. According to The Gainesville Sun, the man caused more than $2 million in damages to the impacted structures. RELATED: Florida Teacher Arrested & Charged With Child Abuse After Allegedly Striking 4-Year-Old With Autism More Details Regarding The Florida Suspect And His Charges According…

Why asphalt is one of the world’s most recycled materials

Newsbreak 11 months ago in Around The World, Asphalt, Construction, machine, recycle, Road, Tech Insider, Video, video format world wide waste 0

Asphalt pavement is one of the most recycled materials in the world. In the US, more than 90% gets reused. Recycled roads can replace mined rocks and fossil fuels used to make new asphalt.  Regulators often limit the recycled content of roads to about 30%, but one company found a way to make 100% recycled asphalt. Green Asphalt says its fully recycled product is just…