Transcript Document

Construction and Demolition
Recycling Seminar
April 13, 2011
K.J. Loerop – K. Hoving Recycling & Disposal
Nancy Hirsch – C&D Recycling LLC
Management of General
Construction and Demolition Debris
• Transfer, storage, treatment
facilities for C&D
• Section 22.38 of all the IL EPA Act
• Notify IL EPA 30 days prior to
operation
• 60 sites have notified
• Sort material within 48 hours
• Non-recyclables disposed within 72
hours
• Limit non-recyclables to 25%
• No hazardous waste accepted
Source - IEPA
Source - IEPA
Building A C&D Facility
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Finding the right location
Receiving local permitting
Constructing a building (if needed)
Purchasing and installing sorting equipment
Installing a scale and software
Other Equipment Needed
– Loaders
– Spotter Truck(s)
– Excavator
– Wood Grinder
– Skidsteers
Management Hierarchy of C&D
REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE
LANDFILL
What Does Construction and
Demolition Debris Consist Of?
• Wood
– Used for Animal Bedding, Mulch,
Diesel Fuel, Electrical Power Plants
and Particle Board
• Bricks, Concrete and Other
Masonry Products
– Crushed and used for Fill, New
Roads, Under lament for Concrete
Applications
• Metals (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous)
– Melted into New Products
• Roofing Shingles
– Asphalt Roads
• Cardboard
– Processed used New Cardboard
Products
• Plastic
– Made into bottles, floor tile,
paneling, plastic lumber, etc.
Where Does Construction and
Demolition Debris Come From?
Renovation
Demolition
New Construction
40%
50%
10%
Residential • Commercial • Industrial • Institutional
Green Building and C&D Materials
• Green Building techniques save money, energy,
resources and create work and living spaces that
appeal to people
• LEED Certified Buildings – C&D debris must be
recycled in order to receive LEED Credits
• Careful consideration of how C&D materials are
generated and managed is a critical element of
green building
Benefits Of A C&D Debris Diversion Program
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Divert materials from landfill thus extending the life
Avoid trash collection and disposal fees
Save resources and money through deconstruction
Make new products from old materials
Help your community meet local and state waste reduction goals
Improve the market for recycled content products
Save trees
Save fuel
Protect the environment for future generations
A Look Inside C&D Recycling
How Does Your Municipal Solid Waste
Management Plan Dispose of C&D?
The Choice Is Yours…
To Landfill
To Recycle
What’s the Difference?
Municipal Solid
Waste With
C&D Debris
C&D Debris
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Residential Waste
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Residential Waste
Transfer
Station
C&D Recycling
Facility
100%
Landfill
At Least
75% Recycling
Where is Construction and Demolition
Recycling Mandated?
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City of Chicago
Village of Northbrook
State of California
State of Massachusetts
State of Florida
Many other cities, municipalities and
villages have existing or are
considering ordinances
C&D in Action!
Construction & Demolition Commodities:
Main Objectives
• Return commodities to their
“Highest Best Use”
• Recover over 75% of the
material generated from a
construction project
• Majority of the volume to a
facility are “Mixed C&D Loads”
• Minority of the volume is
pre-sorted
How Does a C&D Facility Determine
What Items Can Be Recycled?
• Value of Product - Processing Cost Transportation
Landfill Tipping Fee - Transportation
• Technology in processing & manufacturing
markets are allowing us to recover greater
percentages of the waste stream.
Corrugated Cardboard
• Mature stable market
• Returned to market as box board
Metals
• Mature Markets For Ferrous & Non-Ferrous
Metals
– Both markets are operating at high rates
– C&D industry is helping to meet the world
needs for metal
Plastic
• Emerging Market
– PET & HDPE
– PVC
Asphalt Shingle Recycling
• Emerging Markets
– Most states are recycling shingles.
– Wisconsin began shingle recycling in 2007.
– Northern Illinois shingles began recycling in 2008 by shipping out
of state.
– In 2010, Illinois allowed asphalt plants to begin receiving shingles
through applying for a BUD (Beneficial Use Determination).
How Can RAS Increase Throughout Illinois?
• Currently there are laws that are being passed to
encourage shingle recycling.
• If Illinois passes law requiring that all road asphalt
has a minimum percentage requirement, asphalt
shingling recycling would occur throughout Illinois
uniformly.
Wood Recycling
• Mulch
– C&D wood is used to create colored mulch.
– Less moisture in C&D wood allows for minimum coloring.
– C&D mulch last longer and does not decompose as fast.
• Animal Bedding
– C&D wood is an excellent source for making bedding.
• Wood Products
– Reprocessing of wood into other products (Pressboard).
Wood to Energy
• Emerging Market
– C&D wood has 80% the BTU
value as coal.
– Fuel to energy is a very stable
market for C&D wood.
– Most wood from Illinois,
converted to energy, is done
through plants outside of
Illinois.
Drywall Recycling
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Very few markets
– Soil additives (Gypson reduces
the soils’ PH Factor)
– Animal bedding
– Treats run-off ponds in the
livestock industry
• Reduces odor and bacteria
• Decreases medical shots
for healthy livestock.
Landfill Infrastructure Materials
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Various Materials
Wood
Broken Tile
Various Aggregates
Screening fines
Uses of Infrastructure Materials
• What are landfill infrastructure materials used
for?
– Roads
– Staging Areas
– Daily Covering Material
• Benefits
– Replaces mining of virgin rock, clay and dirt
– Biodegradable (extends life of landfill)
About the CMRA Illinois
• Started as the Illinois Chapter of the CMRA
in 2009
• Established to specifically address the
needs and concerns of C&D Facilities in
Illinois
• Open to all C&D Facilities in Illinois
• Must be a member of the CMRA to join
Questions and Answers
Thank you for attending the
CMRA Illinois Session