Process and system of wasting fly ash and product produced thereby

Claim 1

In a method of waste disposal the steps of storing fly ash after its formation in a dry condition in a first storage location; conveying the fly ash in a dry condition from said first storage location in a closed chamber transport vessel, such that the fly ash is precluded from contacting the ambient atmosphere during transit, to a second, processing location; storing the fly ash in a closed vessel at said second location, such that the fly ash is precluded from contacting the ambient atmosphere during storage; forming a conditioned soil-like product consisting of an intimate mixture of fly ash and a liquid at said second location, said conditioned product forming step comprising a period of mixing exceeding one minute, said conditioned, soil-like product having a liquid content of from no less than about 5% to no more than about 20% by weight, depositing the conditioned, soil-like product into a disposal site, which is exposed to ambient environmental conditions, by conventional, mechanical earth-moving means, spreading and compacting the conditioned, soil-like product by conventional earth-moving means, and hardening the conditioned, soil-like compacted product while said product is exposed to ambient environmental conditions.