Construction & Demolition Recycling articles from January 2007

Construction & Demolition Recycling archives from January 2007

On the green.(PUBLISHER'S FOCUS)
January 1, 2007... More than 15 years ago we began to cover the business of recovering and recycling C&D debris. At that time the activity was largely seen as a fringe effort--something that was only feasible in markets with extraordinarily high tipping fees or...

Wood quarantine to have limited impact on C&D recyclers.(COMMODITIES)(Construction and Demolition)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... * In order to prevent the spread of a tree-killing pest, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has quarantined some wood products in Illinois and Indiana. The ban restricts the movement of lumber, logs, wood chips and firewood across state...

RMDAS ferrous prices show minor decline.(COMMODITIES)(Raw Material Data Aggregation Service)
January 1, 2007... * Ferrous scrap has been purchased for a few dollars less per ton in November compared to the month before, according to figures compiled by the Raw Material Data Aggregation Service (RMDAS) of Management Science Associates Inc. (MSA),...

WasteCap Wisconsin honors vinyl siding scrap recycling program.(COMMODITIES)
January 1, 2007... WasteCap Wisconsin, a nonprofit organization that provides waste handling, reduction and recycling assistance to businesses, has bestowed its Innovative Achievement Award to the Vinyl Institute (VI) in recognition of its role in implementing a...

Lafarge announces expansions in Midwest and Southwest.(COMMODITIES)(Lafarge Group acquires Western Sand, Gravel Inc., Aux Sable Stone LLC, Utica Stone Inc. and Conco Western Stone Inc.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Lafarge has completed the purchase of Western Sand and Gravel Inc., Aux Sable Stone LLC, Utica Stone Inc. and Conco Western Stone Inc., all located in the greater Chicago area and North Central Illinois. The acquired operations consist of...

MassDevelopment offers support to company's C&D expansion.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... MassDevelopment officials have announced a $5 million financing package for E.L. Harvey & Sons Inc., Westborough, Mass. Founded in 1911, the family-owned waste management and recycliing firm will use the tax-exempt bond proceeds to...

Los Angeles to host Greenbuild 2007.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... * The U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Greenbuild conference has selected Los Angeles as the location of the 2007 show. Greenbuild will be held at the LA Convention Center from Oct. 17-19, 2007. Peter Templeton, vice president of...

WSI acquires operations in Florida.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Waste Services Inc. acquires from Southwest Land Developers and Pro Disposal Inc.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... * Waste Services Inc. has signed definitive agreements to acquire a construction and demolition debris landfill from Southwest Land Developers and Pro Disposal Inc. to expand its operations on the Florida Gulf Coast. Pro Disposal is a...

USGBC certifies green homes in Massachusetts.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... * The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Conservation Services Group (CSG) have recognized a Cambridge, Mass., property as receiving a certified rating in the LEED for Homes pilot program. The site is the first LEED-certified home...

Budget Waste announces C&D recycling pilot program.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... * Budget Waste Inc. (BWI) has announced its new construction debris recycling pilot program. BWI will test the construction debris recycling program with major customers in its Calgary and Edmonton operations in Alberta, Canada. The...

Construction scholarship program accepting applications.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
January 1, 2007... * Applications are now available for the annual scholarships funded by ConstructMyFuture.com, an initiative that promotes construction as a rewarding career choice. The deadline to apply for 2007 scholarships is Feb. 5, 2007, and details...

CMRA meets with California regulators, legislative representatives.(CMRA NEWS)
January 1, 2007... * Members and staff of the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) recently met with members of the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) to discuss C&D issues in the state. Specifically, the CMRA was seeking...

CMRA names new board member.(CMRA NEWS)(Construction Materials Recycling Association)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... * A recent addition to the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) Board of Directors has been announced. The new member is from the vendor category, Dan Brandon of Morbark Inc., Winn, Mich. Morbark produces a line of wood...

CMRA goes green.(CMRA NEWS)
January 1, 2007... * The Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) was overwhelmed by the response it received exhibiting at the recent Greenbuild conference in Denver, according to the association's executive director, William Turley. The event, which...

Indeco moves to new facility.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Indeco North America)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... * Indeco North America has announced the opening of its new 35,000-square-foot facility in Milford, Conn. According to a release from Indeco, the company will be able to warehouse approximately 35 percent more spare parts at the new...

A-Ward introduces container tilter.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
January 1, 2007... * New Zealand-based A-Ward Attachments has introduced the ACT series of self-contained container tilting units. The container tipper is designed to ease loading of bulk products into containers. Container and trailer chassis are backed into...

Tramac celebrates 40th anniversary.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... * Tramac Corp. and Tramac Equipment Ltd. marked their 40th anniversary in October. To commemorate the occasion, company president Denis Bataille arranged a celebration at the Fairmont Le Manoir in Charlevoix, Quebec, for all of the...

Morbark hosts Demo Days.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
January 1, 2007... * Nearly 100 customers and dealers of grinder manufacturer Morbark Inc. attended the company's Demo Days at its headquarters in Winn, Mich., in October 2006. Attendees toured the new, 40,000-square-foot-office facility as well as the...

Terex Finlay appoints dealer.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(contracts of North Atlantic Machinery and Terex Finlay )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... * North Atlantic Machinery, Gorham, Maine, is now the dealer for all Terex Finlay products in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. The dealership was founded in 1997 and specializes in sales and full service of aggregates and...

Appointment at Hammel.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(appointment of Donald K. Cotrona)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... * Hammel New York, Holtsville, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Donald K. Cotrona to the Hammelshredder team as the regional sales manager for the Northeast region of the United States. Cotrona brings more than 10 years of experience...

Erin appoints Fiedler to international post.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(appointment of Howard Fiedler)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... * Premier Tech Systems, Rivieredu-Loup, Quebec, Canada, has appointed Howard Fiedler as its new international recycling sales and marketing manager for its Erin brand C&D recycling systems. Fiedler, a 15 year veteran of Erin Systems,...

Standout performance: B&B Wrecking concentrates on delivering high C&D recycling rates to stand out in a crowded market.(services of B and B Wrecking and Excavating Inc.)(Cover story)
January 1, 2007... For Brian Baumann of Cleveland's B&B Wrecking and Excavating, knocking things down is only part of the fun of demolition. With a 70 to 90 percent recycling rate on most recent jobs, Baumann's company proves that there's more to its work than an...

Back to school: green building on UNC-Charlotte's campus teaches lessons in C&D recycling.(GREEN BUILDING UPDATE)(University of North Carolina)
January 1, 2007... The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is situated north west of Charlotte, N.C. The university officially became part of the University North Carolina system in 1964 and has grown year after year. With a current population of 21,000...

Window shopping: retail reuse stores provide an outlet for material from deconstruction projects.(DECONSTRUCTION UPDATE)(Survey)
January 1, 2007... This article is intended to provide an update on some of the trends in the deconstruction and reuse industry. One major aspect of the building materials reuse industry in North America is the Habitat for Humanity (HfH) ReStore network. ReStores...

Greener highways: public-private partnerships are helping to promote environmental stewardship by recycling and using recycled materials.(HIGHWAY RECYCLING REPORT)
January 1, 2007... When building and maintaining a safe and efficient surface transportation system, impacts on the natural and cultural environments are inevitable. But federal, state and local highway agencies are taking steps to integrate environmental...

Wild wild west: San Antonio welcomes the CMRA Annual Meeting at the C&D World Exhibition & Conference.(C&D WORLD PREVIEW)
January 1, 2007... The New Year brings more than resolutions and a new calendar--it brings a chance for construction and demolition recyclers to gather together for the annual meeting of the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) at the C&D World...

Aiming high: versatility and adaptability make multiprocessors ideal in high-reach applications.(EQUIPMENT FOCUS)(usage of jaw sets)
January 1, 2007... Multi-tasking is familiar territory in any business today, and the same holds true for the demolition, construction and recycling industries. Contractors and recyclers are constantly looking to do more with less. The desire to accomplish...

Back to front: mixed C&D material may need to go through several screening steps before clean, marketable products are made.(OPERATIONS FOCUS)(construction and demolition)
January 1, 2007... Recyclers of mixed C&D materials, and their suppliers, seem to agree that there is no one size fits all" system that can work ideally at every location in every application. Incoming materials can vary depending on the mixture of customers...

Reclaiming the past: Sabre demolition uses a unique attachment to demolish industrial structures in New York's historic Tahawus Tract.(JOB STORY)
January 1, 2007... While any American History student could probably tell you that Theodore Roosevelt became the nation's 26th president after William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, far fewer would know that Roosevelt learned of McKinley's fate while...

Atlas Copco HB 2500.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... The HB 2500 hydraulic breaker attachment is designed for demolition, tunneling, trenching, foundation work, rock mining and secondary breaking. * Suitable for carriers in the 29 to 43 metric ton weight class. * Accepts maximum...

Genesis demolition bucket.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... Genesis Attachments has introduced a demolition bucket for use with wheel and track loaders. * Designed to resist twisting even when handling oversized, uneven loads. * Weld-on wear teeth (on top clamp) and wear plates are constructed...

Hitachi Zaxis 450LC-3.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... The Zaxis 450LC-3 replaces the 450LC in Hitachi Construction Product's equipment line. * Machine is powered by an Isuzu AH-6WG1XYSA-01 six-cylinder Tier-3-certified engine. * Excavator weighs 106,180 pounds and comes standard with a...

Terex Pegson X400.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... This track-mounted jaw crusher is being launched in European markets. * For primary crushing in recycling and quarrying applications. * Available in both hydraulic adjust (XA400) and hydraulic release (XR400) versions. * Has a...

GEHL all-wheel-steer loaders.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... The 80-Series of All-Wheel-Steer (AWS) Loaders is designed with four-wheel steering and a one-piece chassis. * Four models are available: 280, 480, 480T (telescopic) and 680. * Operating weights range from 7,055 pounds to 12,015 pounds...

Bobcat sweeper.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... Bobcat Co. has introduced an 84-inch sweeper attachment. * Includes a floating bristle head, direct-drive motor, solid-mounted hood and optional wheel kit and gutter brush. * Attachment is for use on Bobcat skid steers, compact track...

Aim heavy duty GPL buckets.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... AIM Attachments has introduced a line of heavy duty loader buckets for wheel loaders of all sizes. * GPL buckets are made with an An400 steel cutting edge with reinforced corners and gussets. The company uses An400 steel because it is 30...

Rockster R700TR.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... The Rockster Recycler R700TR is a track mounted impact crusher. * The unit weighs 18 metric tons and has an output capacity of up to 130 metric tons per hour. * The crusher has a four blow bar rotor. * Drive unit is powered by a...

Powerscreen Orion 1400.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... The Powerscreen Orion 1400 trommel typically sets up in approximately 15 minutes and provides high mobility with heavy duty, low ground pressure crawler tracks. * Applications include recycling, wood chips, compost and topsoil. * Wheel...

Action conveyor dense-out vibratory separator.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... The Dense-Out Vibratory Separator is a specialized vibratory air system designed to classify mixed materials based on differences in density. * Available in a number of standard sizes, depending on size of material. * Separator is...

Mustang 842 telehandler.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... Mustang Manufacturing Co. Inc. has introduced a new telescopic handler to its product line--the model 842. * The four-story machine has a 42-foot lift height and its addition brings the total of 8,000-pound machines in Mustang's product...

CP 1210 handheld breaker series.(PRODUCTS)
January 1, 2007... The 1210 Handheld Breaker Series is designed for light-to-medium demolition of floors, pavement, frozen ground and masonry walls. * With an improved valve system, the 1210 series provides 20 percent more hitting power than previous models....

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2007... Jan. 14-16 C&D World Exhibition & Conference, Annual Meeting of the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA), San Antonio, mmiller@gie.net www.cdworldshow.com Jan. 22-26 World of Concrete, Las Vegas, www.worldofconcrete.com ...

Yellow light.(BACK PAGE)
January 1, 2007... New construction starts in October 2006 fell 4 percent compared to the month before, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, Lexington, Mass. In the first 10 months of 2006, overall construction spending was flat compared to 2005, although there...

HOK honored by USGBC.(BACK PAGE)(U.S. Green Building Council Leadership Organizational Excellence award)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... HOK, Toronto, has been honored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its commitment to sustainable design. The architectural firm was awarded the Organizational Excellence award in the 2006 USGBC Leadership Awards program, which...