Hazardous sand waste generated by thousands of foundries across India will now be recycled into eco-friendly and cost-effective construction material, with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) developing technology to manufacture bricks from the industrial by-product.

CSIR’s National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) has joined hands with the private industry to use the know-how for setting up a unit that will initially produce around 5,000 bricks per day.

The unit will consume about 30 tonnes of sand daily to produce the high-strength bricks, that will comply with the IS - 1077 standards which define the specifications and requirements for common burnt clay building bricks.

India's foundry industry generates a significant amount of wast

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