Recycling

BRICK

WOOD

METAL

CONCRETE/ASPHALT

During the demolition process, we make every effort to recycle as much as the residual material from the structures as possible. Our recycling efforts allow us to keep more materials out of landfills, minimizing environmental impact, and providing a valuable service to our growing base of LEED conscious customers. Because our core business is specialized industrial scale demolition, we have gained expertise in the reclamation of the full array of building materials and in the process developed a worldwide network of purchasers.

Brick

Our brick recycling business has processed some of the oldest reclaimed brick available today. Most of our experience was gained in the Mid-Atlantic States through demolition of turn-of- the century textile mills. We have long standing contacts throughout the supply chain and can maximize value for our customers recycling beautifully aged brick for high end residential applications.

Wood

Our experience working in textile mills has taught us how to remove hardwoods properly, preserving the integrity of the product and minimizing waste. We have salvaged millions of board feet of heart pine, and other hardwood species delivering the product in raw beam form or finished plank. These efforts reuse existing material supporting resource conservation.

Metal

We recycle 100% of the scrap metals removed from our projects, and every load we salvage reduces the amount of new material that must be mined. Our extensive fleet of equipment includes three specialized metal cutting hydraulic shears that often allows us to process steel immediately after removal within the project site. Processed steel equates to more efficient and fewer loads which will reduce carbon emissions and preserve air quality. We employ ultra high reach excavators with our shears and other attachments when dismantling multi-story structures. By reducing the need to “torch cut” steel manually, you reduce pollutants burned off in this open flame process.

Concrete and Asphalt

Our hydraulic concrete hammers, jaw crushing machine, power screen, and portable Radial stacking conveyor enable us to mobilize anywhere and recycle concrete into usable rock material in gradients down to 2 inch minus. The ability to remove, crush and reuse the material preserves the environment in many ways. The impervious areas created by concrete slabs causes storm water runoff which can damage local streams and tributaries. Any opportunity to remove impervious area preserves the ecosystem. Recycling concrete also reduces the need to mine quarries for rock material and may provide an alternative, more local source for the product. This reduces transportation of the material and the associated carbon dioxide emissions.