Construction & Demolition Recycling articles from November 2005

Construction & Demolition Recycling archives from November 2005

A mammoth undertaking.(disaster debris clean up )
November 1, 2005... It doesn't take a pontificating magazine writer to tell you that the tremendous amount of debris generated in the Gulf Coast by the twin hurricanes of Katrina and Rita will take a long time and require a lot of equipment to clean up. Large...

Mass. ban on C&D material to be implemented.(Commodities)
November 1, 2005... The long-awaited Massachusetts ban on disposal, or transfer for disposal, of specific construction and demolition materials will most likely take place in mid-2006. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released the...

Demand for gypsum products to increase.(Demand for gypsum products )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Demand for gypsum products in North America is expected to increase 1.7 percent per year through 2009 to 50 million metric tons, according to a report released by Cleveland-based market research firm the Freedonia Group. Gypsum board is...

Recycled shingles used in St. Louis County road.(Peerless Landfill )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... CMRA member Peerless Landfill has supplied recycled shingles used as part of the asphalt pavement for a two-mile section of Lindbergh Boulevard, a state road in southern St. Louis County; Mo. It is the first state road in Missouri to be paved...

San Diego mandates C&D debris recycling program.(Industry News)
November 1, 2005... After months of consideration, the San Diego City Council has created a mandatory construction and demolition debris recycling program, according to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune. By implementing the program, the city hopes to...

Ohio EPA finds toxic chemicals in C&D landfills.(Industry News)
November 1, 2005... The average leachate values for nine Ohio construction and demolition landfills exceed the primary drinking water standards for arsenic and lead and exceed the secondary drinking water standards for sulfate, iron and manganese, according to...

Judge dismisses lawsuit against SPSA.(Southeastern Public Service Authority)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... A Suffolk (Virginia) Circuit Court has dismissed all charges filed by Holland Enterprises, a local construction and demolition landfill company, against the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) over a program that SPSA offered several...

Rockwood pigments announces price increase.(iron oxide )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Rockwood Pigments NA Inc., Beltsville, Md., has announced plans to raise prices for its iron oxide and other color pigments an average of 10 percent as of Nov. 1, 2005, and to pass on freight surcharges imposed by domestic carriers. "The...

CMRA Board of Directors meets.(Construction Materials Recycling Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Legislative and regulatory actions, as well as a new logo and dues structure, were among the items discussed at the most recent Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) Board of Directors meeting via conference call, which was held...

Countdown to Miami.(Construction Materials Recycling Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Getting involved with the debris cleanup effort following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will among the topics of discussion at the Construction Materials Recycling Association's (CMRA) Annual Meeting at the 2006 C&D World Exhibition & Conference...

SSI Pri-Max goes to work in New Jersey.(SSI Shredding Systems Inc)(Pri-Max )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... * SSI Shredding Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., has delivered a PR-4000T trackmounted reducer to a New Jersey landfill for shredding construction and demolition debris. Rounding out at 100,000 pounds, this machine is built to endure harsh...

Atlas Copco to acquire S. African construction equipment business.(Equipment Report)
November 1, 2005... Atlas Copco South Africa Pty Ltd. has acquired the assets of Consolidated Rock Machinery Ltd. (CRM). CRM is a distributor of surface drill rigs, portable compressors and compact equipment, as well as rig-mounted and handheld C&D equipment....

Road to recovery: many issues remain undecided as the Gulf Coast begins to recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.(Debris removal contracts )
November 1, 2005... "It looks like someone dropped a bomb 150 miles east of us and, then a few weeks later, someone dropped a bomb 150 miles west of us." That is how Sid Brian, president of Natural Resources Recovery in Baton Rouge, La., describes the...

State of the industry: Construction and Demolition Recycling examines four of the most pressing issues facing the C&D industry.(State of the Industry)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 2005... Like most markets, the construction and demolition recycling industry always faces challenges, and this year has been no different. Construction & Demolition Recycling decided to examine in depth four of the major ones that currently face the...

Roll with it: mobile crushers offer recyclers and demolition contractors speed and versatility.(versatility and productivity )
November 1, 2005... Recyclers and demolition contractors are increasingly turning to mobile crushing plants, both portable and tracked models, to provide their operations with the versatility and productivity they require. They can offer processing efficiency as...

Pickup artists: grapples, grabs and buckets perform a variety of material handling tasks in the C&D industry.
November 1, 2005... The diverse material in the construction and demolition recycling markets makes sorting a key element in the business. C&D recyclers rely on an arsenal of attachments to move, load and sort materials of varying sizes, weights and consistencies...

Dollar days: metals market watchers believe high pricing for scrap metals is likely to continue in 2006.(Scrap Metals )
November 1, 2005... The Commodity Roundtable Forum, hosted by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) in Chicago in late September, provided a central point for a series of presentations and accompanying speculation about how markets for scrap...

Burning desire: with high energy costs as a backdrop, entrepreneurs eye biomass as a market worth cultivating.(Green Waste Recycling)
November 1, 2005... Downed tree limbs, branches and trunks, whether from storms or from land clearing efforts, can make up a significant portion of the unsorted loads heading into mixed C&D recycling plants. Whether the practice of burning or distilling this...

C&D World Exhibition & Conference: January 15-17, 2006: Hyatt Regency Miami: Miami, Florida.(calendar)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... The Comprehensive Business Conference For Construction & Demolition Professionals Show Highlights * Informative Education Sessions Focused On Current Industry Issues * Speaker Faculty Of Industry Experts * An Exhibit Hall Full...

Crunch time: an Illinois highway project calls on heavy-duty hydraulic attachments.(Breaker Technology Inc)
November 1, 2005... More than 24 million vehicles travel annually on a stretch of Interstate 74 that makes its way through Peoria, IlL, and the surrounding area. At times, the traffic crawls on a highway designed to handle only a fraction of today's traffic. ...

Calendar.(calendar)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... Jan. 15-18 Jan. 15-18 CSD World, Miami, Construction Materials Recycling Association, (800) 456-0707 Feb. 14-16 Commercial Recycling & Special Waste Management Conference, Albuquerque, N.M., SWANA, (800) 467-9262 March 12-14...

Rammer in-series.(trapezoidal tool)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Non-breakable, trapezoidal tool is the newest to join Allied Construction Products' full product line. * No greasing required. * Tool has no tie-rods, tiebolts or side-bolts. * Has one bushing made of composite wear-resistant...

RCS 80 rebar cutting shear.(RCS 80)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Shear designed to process rebar efficiently and profitably. * Maximizes power generated by the excavator's bucket linkage. * For use with excavators weighing 70,000 to 100,000 pounds. * Staggered blades in the upper jaw hold and...

MTS extreme-duty container dumper.(Material Transfer and Storage Inc)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Unit is designed to discharge bulk containers of wood and scrap. * Discharges material at 50 inches above floor level. * Has a capacity of 6,000 pounds. * Designed for a duty cycle of 80 cycles per day. * Skip meassures 80...

Summer spike.(residential building and non-building construction)
November 1, 2005... New construction contract figures for August--the final "pre-Katrina" month--indicated an upward swing in construction activity, according to Lexington, Mass.-based McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The...

N.O. events gravitate toward Albuquerque.(14th Annual Conference and Tradeshow )(New Orleans )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Two recycling industry events that had been scheduled to take place in New Orleans in early 2006 have shifted to Albuquerque, N.M. The U.S. Composting Council (USCC) has moved its 14th Annual Conference and Tradeshow to the Hyatt Regency...

Concrete confusion terminated.(recycled concrete materials )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation to establish standards for the use of recycled concrete materials with the goal of increasing recycling activity in the state. According to a report in the Daily Democrat of...