Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.

Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world’s oceans every year, a new report says.

      • blazera@kbin.social
        42·
        1 year ago

        Not the sand part, the ocean part. Weight is usually a major factor in large scale resource industries like this, why on earth would they want wet sand? Plus thats gotta be more expensive property to buy the rights to.

        • Addition@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          19·
          1 year ago

          Not all sand is equal. We dredge up ocean sand because the particle shape and composition is excellent for concrete. Other sand isn’t as good.