Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch

TL;DR: In this paper, the shredded face mask (SFM) was added to the recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) for road base and subbase applications to increase the strength and stiffness.

TL;DR: In this article, single-use face masks have been cut up by first removing the ear loops and inner nose wire to size and spread throughout five different mix designs to explore the possible benefits and uses within concrete.

TL;DR: The use of single-use nitrile gloves has been on a sharp incline since the Coronavirus pandemic first started in late 2019 as mentioned in this paper, which led to a significant increase in the generation of this clinical waste that requires various recycling solutions to reduce its environmental impact from disposal or incineration.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explored the applicability of using plastic-based isolation gowns in structural concrete to scale back the quantity of pandemic-generated waste ending up in landfills.

TL;DR: In this paper , the pyrolysed form of organic waste (wood biochar) was used as a replacement of fine aggregates at replacement levels of 10, 20 and 30 vol%.