How Much Recycling Can Be Done?
High levels of construction and demolition (C&D) recycling are routine.
“We routinely achieve recycling rates of 85 to 95%. If we don’t get something like 85 percent an any project, we basically consider that we failed our goal on that project.” Mark Lennon, principal and founder, Institution Recycling Network. (source: Waste News, 12/4/06, pg 16.)
Below is a sampling of companies that currently process C&D to a high level as well as companies that sell specialized C&D recycling systems. The existence of these companies demonstrates that Ace Waste’s recycling goals are not unique from a capability standpoint, and luckily is becoming more and more common. Virginia remains far behind current technologies in this area. Our goal is to become the model for recycling the highest percentages in the state.