Yorkshire Water - Bricking it!

YORKSHIRE WATER are "bricking it!" That's official!

It's not because they are scared of local anti-pong campaigners. No, it's for an altogether different reason!

Yorkshire Water are making building bricks from their incinerated sewage. The building bricks and blocks are made by combining ash from incinerated sewage with vegetable oil.

Jon Brigg, Innovation Development Manager at Yorkshire Water said:

"We are always looking for ways in which we can make the best use of our waste to have a positive impact on our environment and this project is a great way to reuse incinerated sludge ash which has traditionally been sent to landfill. With new building regulations coming into force in the next few years home builders will need to reduce the embedded carbon cost of all new homes - the bricks and blocks will provide a perfect alternative to traditional house bricks."

The product is currently being tested by the company in Leeds and aims to provide an alternative to traditional cement, which is responsible for around five per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.

Hmm... I'm sure that local anti-smell campaigners will have something witty to say about this!?

Source: Yorkshire Water