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How a Dutch Factory Is Making Bricks from Contaminated Harbor Sediment
In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit a revolutionary factory in the Netherlands that transforms contaminated harbor sediment into durable building bricks. They explore the staggering challenge of dredging 20 million cubic meters of polluted sludge every year from Dutch waterways, and how one company developed a patented process to wash, sort, and press it into construction-grade bricks. Lucas breaks down the numbers: the plant processes 100,000 tons annually, saving 15,000 truckloads of disposal waste. They discuss the economic paradox—why it's still cheaper to dump than to recycle—and…
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