Recycling Coal for a Runway; Fly Ash From Power Plants Used for Paving

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › August 18, 2006

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A $3 million project at Crites Field is saving the Waukesha County airport $50,000 thanks to a byproduct of the coal-burning process in power plants in Pleasant Prairie and Oak Creek.

Fly ash from We Energies coal-fired power plants is being used this week to rebuild an auxiliary runway and roadways at the airport.

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Recycling Coal for a Runway; Fly Ash From Power Plants Used for Paving

Once upon a time sent to landfills, fly ash is now recycled for use in pavement projects. Waukesha's is the first airport in southeastern W...

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