In 2020, California repaved a highway using recycled materials (Picture credit: CA.gov) Maine buried 20,000 old tires beneath a road and they helped against frost damage. Now engineers are exploring them for walls, highways and more In 2024, Arizona engineers used 100% recycled glass to widen 23 miles of Interstate 17 at 19 sites, protecting concrete culverts built for a narrower highway Nearly 300 tonnes of unwanted glass were headed for the landfill. Idaho used them to build a highway instead and solved a local landfill crisis In 2012, Bellingham used porcelain from 400 recycled toilets to build a roadway, diverting about 5 tons of waste from landfill. It earned the world's first official "Greenroads" certification Quote of the day by Anton Chekhov: ‘Every happy man should have someone with a little hammer at his door to knock and remind him that there are unhappy people, and…’ Gary Myers death: NASCAR legend dies at 76; sons mourn ‘hero’ who shaped four generations of racing Quote of the day by Rita Wilson: ‘Be fearless in trying new things, whether they are physical, mental…’ – Sleepless in Seattle actress on turning fear into growth Manager keeps booking 4:45 PM Friday meetings despite team logging off at 5, employee calls it a ‘Friday ambush’ and asks if it’s a power move New employee moved an old office chair for a meeting and 3 coworkers immediately shouted ‘not that one’; months later, nobody can explain the rule but the manager warned him not to ask the boss Quote of the Day by Angelina Jolie: ‘Love one person, take care of them…’ - life lessons on love, family, friendship and finding what you truly love from the Oscar-winning actress and Filmmaker Why yelling at your dog may affect more than their mood: Research suggests angry or excited voices can trigger measurable physical changes, revealing how deeply dogs process human emotion Kim Jong Un is threatening US, Japan and South Korea with its most advanced warship, a 5000-ton nuclear missile carrying destroyers; second warship commissioned as rivals launch drills Quote of the day by Franz Kafka: ‘The truth is always an abyss. One must, as in a swimming pool, dare to…’ – ‘The Metamorphosis’ author on the difficult journey from everyday reality to deeper truth Canadian centenarian waited until 102 to fulfill her dream of walking across the delayed Gordie Howe bridge; now Rita Georgeff has one wish for her 103rd birthday
