View from the top: the 20 Largest Recycled Aggregates Producers in the United States.The widespread crushing of concrete for on site reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. or for off-site resale in construction and road building projects is a relatively new phenomenon, especially when compared to the re-melting of metals, which goes back to biblical times. This comparatively new practice, however, has grown tremendously in the past 15 years. Asphalt asphalt (ăs`fôlt, –fălt), brownish-black substance used commonly in road making, roofing, and waterproofing. Chemically, it is a natural mixture of hydrocarbons. surfacing is routinely recycled and reused on site in highway and street applications, while crushed concrete can take one of several different paths. Contractors have quickly become familiar with how to use recycled aggregates and some of them (demolition contractors in particular) have even entered into the recycled aggregates business. This sudden growth of aggregates 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. has offered opportunities for all involved, but has also caught researchers by surprise. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) and others have attempted to determine just how widespread the practice is, with estimates ranging from 100 million to 300 million tons recycled annually. The range of what is not yet known about the industry has made the exercise of identifying the 20 Largest Recycled Aggregates Producers 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. a difficult one. Defining which recycled aggregates should be considered presented the first challenge. For purposes of this list, the recycling of concrete was weighted more heavily, as this material involves not only road builders Noun 1. road builder - someone whose business is to build roads constructor, builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) , but also the demolition segment. Figures for asphalt that is not recycled by specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. in situ In place. When something is "in situ," it is in its original location. paving machinery were included, as many concrete recycling When structures made of concrete are to be demolished, concrete recycling is an increasingly common method of disposing of the rubble. Concrete debris was once routinely shipped to landfills for disposal, but recycling has a number of benefits that have made it a more attractive firms will also accept this material. Identifying who is actually crushing the most material was the next challenge. Concrete crushing firms come from a variety of backgrounds, including paving materials companies, highway contractors, quarrying firms, demolition contractors and the entrepreneurs who have entered the business with the production of recycled aggregates as their main business focus. Surveying these various industry segments to determine which are the largest and most active in their fields provided a first layer of research, followed then by making contact with the companies determined to be among the candidates. Companies have very different policies concerning the disclosure of their business activities. Some are reluctant to provide information, and in some cases this probably led to their omission omission n. 1) failure to perform an act agreed to, where there is a duty to an individual or the public to act (including omitting to take care) or is required by law. Such an omission may give rise to a lawsuit in the same way as a negligent or improper act. from the list. Our intention in putting together a list like this is purely to recognize the most successful operators in this recycling segment. We hope that owners, managers and employees of the companies that are on the list will consider it an honor. It takes hard work by a lot of people to put together winning bids, to set up crushing plants and to produce marketable recycled aggregate products. Managers and employees of these largest companies can be proud of the mountains (of aggregates) that they move. 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 project that is put on the schedule. The tons of materials these leading companies produce can fluctuate year to year, depending upon the number of large projects in which a company is involved in a given calendar year. Most observers of the industry, however, believe the overall trend of recycled aggregates produced should continue upward, as a variety of factors are helping the market for recycled concrete and asphalt. Quarries located near the center of metropolitan areas are heading toward extinction extinction, in biology, disappearance of species of living organisms. Extinction occurs as a result of changed conditions to which the species is not suited. , meaning the cost to ship quarried aggregates into an urban center continues to increase. The rising cost of truck fuel is a contributing factor in favor of concrete recycling in a number of ways. In addition to reducing the cost of bringing in new aggregate, crushing concrete on site (or at a nearby plant) and using it on site (or in a nearby application) can save the fuel costs associated with hauling the material away. Additionally, in some states (such as California and Massachusetts), mandatory landfill diversion Waste diversion or landfill diversion is the process of diverting waste from landfill and is typically measured by weight. Landfill diversion can occur through recycling, regiving, or biological treatment such as anaerobic digestion or composting or also through or recycling laws are providing yet one more incentive 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. generated building debris as opposed to landfilling. Finally, the corporate and institutional customers that building contractors building contractor n → contratista m/f de obras building contractor n → entrepreneur m (en bâtiment) building contractor serve have increasingly added environmental responsibility to their agendas. The Green Building initiatives, exemplified by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. (LEED) program, include incentives for contractors and their customers to recycle on site and to use recycled materials--something that can be accomplished when recycled aggregates are produced and used. Companies that recycle concrete most assuredly have challenges. The commercial construction segment can be cyclical cyclical Of or relating to a variable, such as housing starts, car sales, or the price of a certain stock, that is subject to regular or irregular up-and-down movements. , and highway repair budgets are facing fiscal restraints. Zoning and regulatory matters can make life difficult for the most conscientious con·sci·en·tious adj. 1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice. 2. of concrete recyclers. But it appears safe to say that the growth of concrete and asphalt recycling during the past 15 years is not a fluke fluke, parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have sucking disks with which they cling to their hosts and an external cuticle that spawned by Earth Day. The sound financial and operational reasons to recycle concrete and asphalt are proven and in place, and the competition encountered to be one of the 20 Largest Aggregates Recyclers in the United States should be even more substantial in 2005 and beyond. AMONG THE MISSING? Our researchers or sources within the industry whom we worked with in compiling our list identified several companies that potentially belong among the top 20. A few of these companies responded to our inquiries but did not quite make it into the 20 largest list--some of them just barely missed out. Among those who could make it onto future editions of the list are: Heitsche Bozy Crushing, Norwalk, Ohio Norwalk is a city in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,238 at the 2000 census. The 2006 population estimate puts Norwalk at 16,576.[1] It is the county seat of Huron CountyGR6. ; Cow Town cow town n. A small town in a cattle-raising area. Noun 1. cow town - a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America cowtown Excavating, Saginaw, Texas Saginaw is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,374 at the 2000 census. It was named in 1882 after Saginaw, Michigan by Jarvis J. Green. Geography Saginaw is located at (32.861789, -97. ; and Veit & Co., Rogers, Minn. Several companies that we attempted to contact did not respond to our inquiries, and we were not able to make a reliable estimate. Among the companies that may well rank in the top 20 are: Angelo lafrate Cos., Warren, Mich.; Southern Crushed Concrete, Houston; Mulliniks Recycling, Jacksonville, Fla.; Roy Woodruff & Son, Tampa, Fla.; Waterway waterway, natural or artificial navigable inland body of water, or system of interconnected bodies of water, used for transportation, may include a lake, river, canal, or any combination of these. Materials Co., Chesapeake, Va.; Granite Construction Granite Construction is a member of the S&P 400 Index, and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Inc., Watsonville, Calif.; Gudelsky Group/ Percontee/Recovermat, Silver Springs, Md.; Segert Crushing Inc., Seattle; Tilcon, West Nyack, N.Y.; Winzinger Inc., Mount Holly Mount Holly is the name of several places in the United States of America:
If you work for one of these companies or know of a company that you suspect should be on this list but that was not, please let us know, and we will make sure to let our readers know. Editor Brian Taylor Brian Taylor (born April 10, 1962), is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator. Playing career The moustachioued Taylor, known as "Barge", "Bristle" or "BT", began his VFL career with Richmond in 1980, and had the misfortune of being a full-forward at can be contacted via e-mail at btaylor@gie.net or at (216) 961-4130. DEFINING TERMS Should in-place asphalt recycling figures be included when identifying the largest aggregates recyclers? Are there other recycling practices or applications involving the reuse of concrete or asphalt that are becoming more widespread? If you have an opinion on the first question or information on the second question, let us know by e-mailing Editor Brian Taylor at btaylor@gie.net.
20 LARGEST RECYCLED AGGREGATES PRODUCERS
Company Address Company CEO TPY of Recycled No. of
or President Aggregates * Plants
Hanson Aggregates Jim Miller 11.0 million 13 fixed
North America (est.)
8505 Freeport Pkwy.,
Irving, TX 75063
Vulcan Materials Co. Don James 3.7 million 19 fixed
1200 Urban Ctr. Dr.,
Birmingham, AL 35242
Independence Recycling Vic DiGeronimo 3.0 million 6 fixed,
5531 Canal Rd., Valley 8 mobile
View, OH 44125
Intex Crushers Greg Buhl 2.7 million 4 mobile
13845 Northdale Blvd.,
Rogers, MN 55374
Dan Copp Crushing Corp. Dan Copp 1.9 million 5 mobile
1300 N. Hancock St.,
Anaheim, CA 92807
Recycled Ken Buesing 1.75 million 1 fixed,
Materials Co. Inc. 8 mobile
6385 W. 52nd Ave.,
Arvada, CO 80002
Northern Bill Critser 1.5 million 3 fixed
Indiana Materials
9331 W. 205th Ave.,
Lowell, IN 46356
Las Vegas Paving Corp. Terry Mendenhall 1.3 million 3 fixed,
4420 S. Decatur Blvd., 2 mobile
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Weber Sand Scott Weber 1.0 million 3 mobile
and Gravel Inc.
1401 E. Silverbell Rd.,
Lake Orion, MI 48360
Bierlein Co. Mike Bierlein 1.0 million i.n.a.
2000 Bay City Rd., (est.)
Midland, MI 48642
Yannuzzi Group John Yannuzzi 840,000 3 mobile
56 Oakwood Ave.,
Orange, NJ 07050
Cherry Crushed Concrete Leonard Cherry 800,000 2 fixed,
4601 Holmes Rd., 2 mobile
Houston, TX 77033
Reilley Robert Reilly 700,000 1 fixed,
Construction Co. Inc. 5 mobile
1675 NE 51st Ave.,
Des Moines, IA 50313
Kroeker Inc. Jeff Kroeker 550,000 1 fixed,
4627 S. Chestut Ave., 2 mobile
Fresno, CA 93725
Ted Ondrick Adam Ondrick 520,000 2 mobile
Construction Co.
58 Industry Rd.,
Chicopee, MA 01020
F. S. Lopke Frank Lopke 500,000 3 mobile
Contracting Inc.
3430 St. Rte. 34,
Apalachin, NY 13732
Atlas Ron Arnold 400,000 i.n.a.
Aggregates & Excavating
1147 E. President St.,
Savannah, GA 31404
Stavola Contracting Co. Rick Stavola 400,000 3 fixed,
1 Hamilton Rd., Tinton 1 mobile
Falls, NJ 07724
Cox & Floyd Grading Inc. Randy Floyd 350,000 4 mobile
2412 S. Highway 101,
Greer, SC 29651
Dykes Paving James Dykes 315,000 2 fixed,
2775 Mechanicsville Rd., 2 mobile
Norcross, GA 30071
Company Address States or Regions Served
Hanson Aggregates California; Eastern and
North America Southern U.S.
8505 Freeport Pkwy.,
Irving, TX 75063
Vulcan Materials Co. Five different states
1200 Urban Ctr. Dr.,
Birmingham, AL 35242
Independence Recycling Ohio; mobile crews
5531 Canal Rd., Valley throughout Eastern U.S.
View, OH 44125
Intex Crushers Minnesota and the Dakotas
13845 Northdale Blvd.,
Rogers, MN 55374
Dan Copp Crushing Corp. California
1300 N. Hancock St.,
Anaheim, CA 92807
Recycled Colorado; adjacent states
Materials Co. Inc.
6385 W. 52nd Ave.,
Arvada, CO 80002
Northern Indiana
Indiana Materials
9331 W. 205th Ave.,
Lowell, IN 46356
Las Vegas Paving Corp. Nevada, Arizona, Utah,
4420 S. Decatur Blvd., California
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Weber Sand Michigan, Florida
and Gravel Inc.
1401 E. Silverbell Rd.,
Lake Orion, MI 48360
Bierlein Co. Michigan, adjacent states
2000 Bay City Rd.,
Midland, MI 48642
Yannuzzi Group New Jersey, New York,
56 Oakwood Ave., Delaware, Pennsylvania
Orange, NJ 07050
Cherry Crushed Concrete Texas
4601 Holmes Rd.,
Houston, TX 77033
Reilley Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Construction Co. Inc. Missouri, South Dakota
1675 NE 51 st Ave.,
Des Moines, IA 50313
Kroeker Inc. California, Arizona,
4627 S. Chestut Ave., North Carolina
Fresno, CA 93725
Ted Ondrick The six New England states
Construction Co.
58 Industry Rd.,
Chicopee, MA 01020
F. S. Lopke New York, New Jersey,
Contracting Inc. Kentucky, Virginia, N. Carolina
3430 St. Rte. 34,
Apalachin, NY 13732
Atlas Georgia
Aggregates & Excavating
1147 E. President St.,
Savannah, GA 31404
Stavola Contracting Co. New Jersey
1 Hamilton Rd., Tinton
Falls, NJ 07724
Cox & Floyd Grading Inc. Anywhere in contiguous
2412 S. Highway 101, 48 states
Greer, SC 29651
Dykes Paving Georgia
2775 Mechanicsville Rd.,
Norcross, GA 30071
This article originally appeared in the March/ April issue of Construction & Demolition Recycling magazine. Dan Sandoval, William Turley and Brian Taylor researched the list. Brian Taylor wrote the text. |
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