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Better Blocks

39 Ways to Save the Planet by BBC

Aug 30, 202113:28Science & Medicine

Concrete blocks are the foundations of the modern world but they could be greener. Tom Heap meets Colin Hills and his team turning waste dust and carbon dioxide into building materials. Professor Hills of the University...

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Better Blocks is an episode from 39 Ways to Save the Planet by BBC. Concrete blocks are the foundations of the modern world but they could be greener. Tom Heap meets Colin Hills and his team turning waste dust and carbon dioxide into buildi...

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Published Aug 30, 2021, 13:28 long, audio available.

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