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Environment & Energy

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3. There are thousands of square miles of sand in the deserts of the world

Wed Nov 22, 2023, 01:44 PM

Nov 2023

Especially Sahara. Is there any reason we could not get sand there?

OR... Get this sand from the concrete of demolished buildings?

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Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sinks homes, livelihoods [View all] Jim__ Nov 2023 OP

The world is running out of sand Envirogal Nov 2023 #1

too bad we don't recycle WhiteTara Nov 2023 #2

It was definitely a surprise to me. Jim__ Nov 2023 #5

It looks like desert sand is the wrong kind of sand. Jim__ Nov 2023 #4

Thank you. Duppers Nov 2023 #6