More than 100 million tons of solid byproducts are produced by coal-burning electric utilities each year in the U.S. The mission of the Combustion Byproducts Recycling Consortium (CBRC) is to develop and demonstrate technologies to address issues related to the recycling of these byproducts. By 2010, the CBRC hopes to: increase the overall ash utilization rate from the current 34 percent to 50 percent, increase the current rate of flue gas desulfurization byproducts use, increase the number of uses considered allowable under state regulations, and examine the environmental impact of byproduct use and disposal. To meet these goals, the CBRC provides seed money to researchers to develop innovative applications for coal combustion byproducts while ensuring their economic and environmental viability.
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