From Waste To Resource

What can I recycle? is a question that’s often asked.  Amazingly, more things are recyclable than we realize.
As we all know, by recycling, we reduce the amount that ends up in landfills, thus reducing green house gases. With landfills known to produce millions of tons of carbon dioxide and methane (the two prominent green house [...]

Posted on Wednesday, 20th May 2009 by BSwafford

Tags: aluminum containers, Appliances, Asphalt, batteries, biomass fuel, brass, carbon dioxide and methane, Cardboard, compost, construction and demolition debris, copper, curbside recycling, demolition, demolition debris, glass containers, grass clippings, green house gases, milk jugs, oil, plastic bottles, playground, pop cans, recycling bins, telephone books, tin, tree limbs, truck tires, Wood, yard debris
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In the recycling and wood waste industry, we often see the term “C&D” The translation is; construction and demolition debris.
When new construction, land developing and/or the demolition of buildings occurs, wood wastes are generated.
Common wood waste would include:
Tree trimmings, branches, stumps, and the logs, themselves
Pallets or wooden shipping containers
Scrap wood from new construction, [...]

Posted on Thursday, 26th February 2009 by BSwafford

Tags: asbestos, C&D, construction and demolition debris, demolition debris, glue, hazardous materials, lead paint, mold, new construction, plywood, preservatives, Recycling, scrap wood, shipping containers, stumps, tree trimmings, wood wastes
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