Review of Sustainable Concrete: Building a Waste-Free and Sustainable Future

Abstract

Although concrete is one of the most beneficial material for the mankind yet it is one of the most unsustainable material as well. Concrete production is majorly dependent on the utilization of natural resources and is depleting the environment at an alarming rate. In order to protect the depletion of our environment, we need to introduce modern tools, sustainable materials, and processes to produce sustainable concrete. Moreover, instead of using fresh water for concrete production that could otherwise be used as drinking water, we could use alternative sources of water such as wastewater or seawater. In this review paper readers will get to know about different techniques which will help to build a waste free and sustainable environment hence reducing the environmental impact of concrete. We can use different sources of wastes to reduce the amount of binder and aggregates used for concrete production hence reducing the environmental impact of binder, coarse aggregates, and fine aggregates. Different waste materials from industrial, agricultural and domestic sources are reviewed which will help in production of sustainable concrete.