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Recycing biomass

March 18, 2013

The production of ceramic tiles and bricks in Brazil’s northeast has had a devastating impact on the forests in the region. But now, wood and fossil fuels are being replaced by sustainable biomass.

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Local industries, especially the ceramic fabrics, utilize the trees of the Caatinga. The clay on the conveyer band is mined in the region. One of the leading ceramic company produces 1.5 million bricks a month. A lot energy is required for the "baking process". teaser gloabalideas ++ Roberto M. Reis ++
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Report by Miltiades Arsenopoulos

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