{"id":3787,"date":"2025-10-03T14:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ctp.be\/?post_type=projet&#038;p=3787"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:26:51","slug":"dun%c2%b3es","status":"publish","type":"projet","link":"https:\/\/www.ctp.be\/en\/projet\/dun%c2%b3es\/","title":{"rendered":"DUN\u00b3ES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInDown&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;subtitle brun&#8221;]DEVELOPMENT AND UPCYCLING OF NATURAL AND NON-NATURAL E-CIRCULAR SANDS[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Sand is the most consumed natural resource after water.<br \/>\nIncreased urbanisation explains why demand, which has already tripled in just 20 years, continues to grow, jeopardising the sustainability of this raw material on a global scale.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium is no exception and is seeing a gradual depletion of its sand pits. 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