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China builds with manufactured sand, easing worry about overmining and environmental cost (archive.ph)
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https://archive.ph/2024.08.12-071715/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3273891/china-builds-manufactured-sand-easing-worry-about-overmining-and-environmental-cost

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tbh, now they have to manufacture the artificial sand...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which they're doing, using a waste stream. I imagine the machinery is largely diesel at the momebt, but could be converted to electric in due time