Recycled concrete

Broken Concrete is also known as Urbanite. I love using the material to build pathways and walls. The cement industry produces a lot of Carbon Dioxide. Re-using existing concrete is an environmentally-friendly option for paving needs, and it can look awesome! This pathway looks a lot like natural stone in person. It is laid permanently in mortar. Alternatively pathways can be laid in sand or decomposed granite, or broken concrete pavers can be surrounded with pea gravel or larger stones. All…

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If you want to go green, you might want to check out IceStone for your kitchen counters (or other surfaces). Manufactured in Brooklyn from recycled glass and concrete (therefore removing them from the wastestream), IceStone is a great alternative and a remarkably forward thinking company to boot (it’s dedicated to creating products that “foster a sustainable environment.” They’ve even received the prestigous Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification).

HGTV.com experts show you how to build a raised garden bed using recycled concrete rubble recovered from an old patio as the border material.

Principle 11: Use edges and value the marginal I collected a large pile of concrete which had been sitting out the front for a number of ...

Using recycled materials to make garden art has long been a fashion around here - twig arbors, gazebos and trellises, glass and ceramics glued together

Compact water features, small-space landscaping, garden inspiration, and of course all things relating to container water gardening, patio ponds and much more.

To save money I’ve been reusing broken-up old concrete paths & relaying it as crazy paving. Here is how I built a cheap and (hopefully) beautiful new path.

This is a view looking upslope, you can see we have added another "room" and we will now get to use what had been a steep, grassy slope as a terrace. See the initial preparation of this area See our recycled concrete pile i031007 212