Championship lineup: large-scale mixed C&D recyclers are establishing themselves throughout the country.Mixed C&D recyclers have often considered themselves pioneers in the world of recycling--taking on a complex stream of materials using trial and error methods to increase the recyclability of what comes into their facilities. Such experimentation has brought with it the trials and tribulations associated with pioneering endeavors. Mixed C&D recyclers can be misunderstood mis·un·der·stood v. Past tense and past participle of misunderstand. adj. 1. Incorrectly understood or interpreted. 2. by regulators, by their neighbors and even by potential customers. Despite these challenges, the pioneers have helped move the industry forward and, in many cases, have been able to establish businesses that are substantial in size and that have become critical components of the solid waste and recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. infrastructure in their regions. As a way to help honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. and identify these successful pioneers, Construction & Demolition Demolition is the opposite of construction: the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. It contrasts with deconstruction, which is the taking down of a building while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use. Recycling magazine has compiled a list of the nation's largest processors and recyclers of mixed C&D materials. ABOVE RADAR At a presentation the 2006 C&D World Exhibition, Will Flower of Republic Waste Services urged C&D recyclers to communicate to neighbors and elected officials what goes on at their facilities and how it ultimately has a positive impact on the community. He acknowledged that among all the other tasks faced by facility owners and operators, this one can get lost in the shuffle. But as recent events have demonstrated for mixed C&D recyclers, such efforts may prove not only beneficial but also necessary. As summarized by William Turley in this magazine last year (See "State of the Industry," starting on p. 20 of the Nov.-Dec. 2005 issue of Construction & Demolition Recycling, or at www.CDRecycler.com), regulators in different parts of the country are taking actions that are causing serious problems for many recyclers. In New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. in particular, C&D recyclers are in a position where material is being directed their way because of landfill shortages or outright bans, but restrictions on end markets are closing off important outlets for some materials after they are sorted and processed. The conflicting goals of wanting to recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. versus both closing off end markets and zoning recyclers out of existence are causing C&D recyclers to wonder how to best deal with government agencies and how to communicate with the general public. Despite these obstacles, the companies on our list of the Largest Mixed C&D Recyclers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. have managed to establish operations that clear regulatory hurdles, attract customers and help recycle the C&D materials that make up, by volume, one of the largest streams heading to landfills. The importance of handling debris debris /de·bris/ (de-bre´) fragments of devitalized tissue or foreign matter. In dentistry, soft foreign material loosely attached to a tooth surface. has been brought to larger public attention by the fierce hurricane seasons Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation. For a lists of past seasons, see:
Hurricanes Charley Charley elderly poodle that accompanied Steinbeck on trip across U.S. [Am. Lit.: John Steinbeck Travels with Charley in Weiss, 471] See : Dogs , Frances and Ivan in 2004, and Dennis, Rita and Wilma in 2005 battered bat·ter 1 v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters v.tr. 1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. 2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse. 3. the South to the extent that considerable cleanup efforts had to be conducted and mixed C&D recycling facilities were among those working overtime to process and dispose of dis·pose v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es v.tr. 1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange. 2. or recycle material. But Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , which inflicted heavy damage in southern
Louisiana Louisiana (ləwē'zēăn`ə, l ē'–), state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R. and Mississippi in late August of last year, has attracted
demolition, disposal and recycling crews from throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to what is still an ongoing effort to clean up damaged structures,
trees, vehicles and anything else that was in the storm's path.In Mississippi, where more than 230 people died and some 65,000 homes were destroyed, an estimated 41 million cubic yards of storm debris was created by Hurricane Katrina, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a representative from that state's Department of Environmental Quality who spoke at the 2006 C&D World event. In Louisiana, the storm damage was equally severe and the flooding of New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded created an overwhelming need for demolition, cleanup and recycling services, as in some parts of the city virtually every structure has been declared uninhabitable. Segments of the public--as well as elected and appointed officials--who were previously unfamiliar with what happens to demolition material if it is not handled properly need only approach one of the impromptu A Windows query and reporting tool from Cognos with support for a large variety of databases. It is capable of generating cross tabs for spreadsheets such as Excel, Lotus for Windows and Quattro Pro for Windows. post-storm dump sites (and get close enough to see and smell it) to appreciate the role of a well-managed C&D recycling facility. Refrigerators with rotting food presented a particular challenge after Katrina, but fortunately companies such as Environmental Recycling (ER), Lexington, Ky., were willing to bring in their ferrous ferrous (fĕr`əs), iron in the +2 valence state. Containing or having to do with iron. The difference between ferrous and ferric is the number of valence electrons they contain (ferrous contains two and ferric contains three), which balers to tackle the problem. At times, the company has had crews on site compressing com·press tr.v. com·pressed, com·press·ing, com·press·es 1. To press together: compressed her lips. 2. To make more compact by or as if by pressing. 3. anywhere from 4,000 to 12,000 units per day, as public health officials identified abandoned refrigerators as a No. 1 priority for cleanup. BEST PRACTICES A higher profile may ultimately help raise the stares of mixed C&D recyclers, but the status can only stay elevated if the activities of C&D recyclers are beneficial. The Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA CMRA Commercial Mail Receiving Agency CMRA Construction Materials Recycling Association CMRA Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association CMRA Capital Market Risk Advisors, Inc. ) and its executive director William Turley (who is also associate publisher of this magazine) are vigilant about the need for its members to help monitor the ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a of the industry and to help "bad actors" either adjust their business practices or face regulatory scrutiny. To that end, the organization has been developing "best practices" documents to help C&D recyclers ensure that they handle materials responsibly and in ways that will help the industry stay on the good side of federal, state and local regulatory agencies regulatory agency Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S. . The organization has been involved in best practices efforts for the handling and recycling of asphalt shingles An asphalt shingle is a type of roof shingle. They are one of the most widely used roofing covers due to the fact that they are relatively inexpensive and fairly simple to install. and gypsum gypsum (jĭp`səm), mineral composed of calcium sulfate (calcium, sulfur, and oxygen) with two molecules of water, CaSO4·2H2O. It is the most common sulfate mineral, occurring in many places in a variety of forms. drywall scrap. The CMRA's New England Chapter is working with GreenSeal Environmental, Sandwich, Mass., to develop the best management practices when handling drywall scrap. "I am absolutely confident these products can be used successfully," GreenSeal's John Blaisdell told attendees of the C&D World show regarding C&D fines used not only as ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. , but also as a remediated soil substitute in berms and embankments. The ability of mixed C&D recyclers to help the widen wid·en tr. & intr.v. wid·ened, wid·en·ing, wid·ens To make or become wide or wider. wid  en·er n. public
understand what their facilities do and how the fit into a
community's overall waste and recycling effort remains a challenge.It is a credit to those companies on this list that they are able to maintain productive operations in an industry that is still finding its way and trying to change older pre-dispositions to simply bury Bury (bĕ`rē), city (1991 pop. 60,785) and metropolitan district, NE England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Irwell River and linked by canal with Bolton and Manchester. these materials without first attempting to economically recover in-demand secondary commodities. Identifying who is actually recycling the most material is this publication's challenge. Mixed C&D recyclers come from a variety of backgrounds, including landfill operators, debris haulers, demolition contractors and the entrepreneurs who have entered the business with the establishment of mixed C&D plants as their main business focus. Trying to determine which of the companies from these varying industry segments are the largest and most active in their fields provided one layer of research, followed then by making contact with the companies identified as candidates. Our intention in putting together this list is to recognize and honor the most successful operators in this recycling segment. The managers and employees of these largest companies can be proud of what they have accomplished. We hope that our recognition of these companies will be viewed as a way to honor leadership in an industry that can provide challenges with each new load of material that enters a facility. Despite the challenges, it appears safe to say that the growth of this industry during the past 10 years is not a temporary phenomenon, and this list will not be a one-time endeavor, but rather a way to regularly recognize the industry's leading companies. The author is editor of Construction & Demolition Recycling. He can be contacted at btaylor@gie.net. LARGEST MIXED C&D RECYCLERS IN THE U.S. Company Company TPY of Material Address CEO or President Recycled Waste Managment Inc. 1001 Fannin, Houston, TX 77002 David P. Steiner 725,000 (est.) WCA Waste Corp. One Riverway, Houston, TX 77056 Tom J. Fatjo Jr. 475,000 Zanker Road Landfill/ Material Proc. Facility 625 Charles St., San Jose, CA 95112 Michael Gross (VP) 430,000 Southern Waste Systems/Sun Recycling 790 Hillbrath Dr., Lantana, FL 33462 Anthony Lomangino 280,000 (est.) Downtown Diversion/Looney Bins 12153 Montague St., Pacoima, CA 91331 Mike Hammer 210,000 Kroeker Demolition & Recycling 4627 S. Chestnut Ave., Fresno, CA 93725 Jeff Kroeker 200,000 Taylor Recycling Facility LLC 350 Neelytown Rd., Montgomery, NY 12549 James W. Taylor Jr. 200,000 Pond View Recycling 1 Dexter Rd., E. Providence, RI 02914 Ken Foley 150,000 ERRCO 270 Exeter Rd., Epping, NH 03042 Jonathan Hixon (VP) 146,000 New Bedford Waste Services/ABC Disposal 1245 Shawmut, New Bedford, Michael Camara MA 02745 (VP) 143,000 ABC&D Recycling 198 East St., Ware, MA 01082 Richard C. O'Riley 140,000 (est.) Recovermat Mid-Atlantic LLC 2202 Halethorpe, Halethorpe, Dennis Blanchard MD 21227 (GM) 137,000 LL&S 89 Lowell Rd., Salem, NH 03079 David Lohnes (GM) 133,000 Madison Materials 1035 E. 4th St., Santa Ana, CA 92701 Jay Ware 100,000 (est.) Norcal/S.F. Recy. & Disposal 501 Tunnel Ave., San Francisco, CA 94134 Mike Sangiacomo 66,000 (est) Company No. of Key End Markets/ Address Plants Products Waste Managment Inc. ADC, Boiler fuel, 1001 Fannin, Houston, TX 77002 5 scrap metals WCA Waste Corp. Concrete, ground wood, One Riverway, Houston, TX 77056 7 ferrous metals, ADC Zanker Road Landfill/ Material Proc. Facility Boiler fuel, landscape 625 Charles St., mulch, soil, metals, San Jose, CA 95112 2 concrete Southern Waste Systems/Sun Recycling 790 Hillbrath Dr., Concrete, wood products, Lantana, FL 33462 2 metals Downtown Diversion/Looney Bins 12153 Montague St., Pacoima, Biomass fuel, mulch, metals, CA 91331 2 OCC and mixed paper Kroeker Demolition & Recycling 4627 S. Chestnut Ave., Fresno, Concrete, sheet rock ag CA 93725 1 products, mulch, wood fuel Taylor Recycling Facility LLC 350 Neelytown Rd., Montgomery, ADC, wood fuel, mulch, NY 12549 2 recycled gypsum, OCC Pond View Recycling 1 Dexter Rd., E. Wood fuel, alternative daily Providence, RI 02914 1 landfill cover, road base ERRCO 270 Exeter Rd., Wood fuel, mulch, Epping, NH 03042 1 recycled aggregate New Bedford Waste Services/ABC Disposal 1245 Shawmut, New Bedford, Scrap metals, recycled MA 02745 1 aggregates, OCC, wood fuel ABC&D Recycling ADC, recycled aggregates, 198 East St., Ware, MA 01082 1 scrap metals Recovermat Mid-Atlantic LLC 2202 Halethorpe, Halethorpe, MD 21227 1 ADC, scrap metals LL&S Wood fuel, mulch, recycled 89 Lowell Rd., Salem, NH 03079 1 aggregates Madison Materials 1035 E. 4th St., Recycled aggregates, mulch, Santa Ana, CA 92701 1 OCC, metals Norcal/S.F. Recy. & Disposal 501 Tunnel Ave., Recycled aggregates, scrap San Francisco, CA 94134 1 metals ESTIMATED FIGURES NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPANIES THEMSELVES ARE FOLLOWED BY (EST.) |
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