The recycling of materials generated in the construction of new infrastructure, buildings and residential communities as well as materials generated in the demolition process is a rapidly-growing industry that preserves both landfill space and finite resources. GIE serves professionals in this industry through Construction & Demolition Recycling magazine and CDRecycler.com.
In response to sustained growth in the northeastern part of the city of Columbia, Richland County, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is widening an 8-mi. section of Hard Scrabble Road from one lane in each direction to a five-lane roadway with two travel lanes in each direction and a two-way left-turn median.
KHL opens up nominations for demo awards
U.K.-based publishing group will host its 2021 awards event in Chicago in October.
United Kingdom-based KHL Group, the publisher of nine construction-related magazines, says entry forms for the World Demolition Awards 2021 are now available on its World Demolition Summit (WDS) website. The awards will be distributed at an event to take place in Chicago Oct. 20-21.
The awards, which have been presented since 2009, have been designed to “recognize innovation and best practice in demolition and recycling, courtesy of an international judging panel with a combined total of more than 300 years’ experience,” states KHL.
Pennsylvania township joins pilot program to recycle flexible plastic
TotalRecycling Inc., a division of JP Mascaro & Sons, will process the plastic at its Birdsboro plant in Berks County.
Palmer Township will join a handful of communities in the United States that will soon accept flexible plastic waste in its curbside recycling bins, reports WFMZ.com.
Starting May 1, Palmer residents can begin to include flexible plastic, such as bags for groceries, potato chips, cereal and more in their bins. TotalRecycling Inc., a division of Audubon, Pennsylvania-based JP Mascaro & Sons, will process the plastic at its Birdsboro plant in Berks County.
Single-use plastic that would have gone into landfills or perhaps wound up in the ocean will instead become material for decks, walkways and playground surfaces. “These are items that used to be considered contamination,” Cindy Oatis, Palmer’s recycling coordinator, said April 5 after a township board of supervisors meeting.