Turning farm waste into sustainable roads

Creating Sustainable Roads with Biochar Farm Waste Creating Sustainable Roads with Biochar Farm Waste

Creating Sustainable Roads with Biochar Farm Waste Every road we drive on is a carefully engineered mix of crushed stone, sand, and petroleum-based binders. But while traditional asphalt has shaped global infrastructure, its production comes at a significant environmental cost. The release of toxic fumes during manufacturing and installation raises health concerns, and the industry’s reliance on petroleum contributes to carbon emissions. Enter b…

Turning farm waste into sustainable roads

Xianming Shi, civil and architectural engineering department chair at the University of Miami, was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to research how to turn farming byproducts into sustainable asphalt.