Demolition and recycling - Options for recycled brick material

Aggregates for in-situ and precast concrete and mortars

Crushed clay bricks and other masonry can also be used to level and fill pipe trenches. The crushed material will replace natural materials such as sand and will therefore cause fewer disturbances to the landscape.

A fine grain size of around 0-4 mm is normally used for pipe trench material and this can mostly comprise crushed masonry material. Coarser particles can be used for other applications (e.g. aggregates in concrete and mortars).

Crushed masonry that is used for this purpose must be free of contaminants that can be leached by water to cause ground water pollution.

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