C&D Recycling

What is C&D Waste?

ReSource Waste Services processes and recycles construction and demolition debris, which is commonly referred to as “C&D.” C&D is waste generated from the construction, remodeling, repair or demolition of structures and roads. This includes materials such as concrete, wood, metals, bricks, drywall, asphalt, and other building materials.

Effective management of C&D waste involves sorting, recycling, and responsibly disposing of these materials to minimize landfill waste and environmental impact. Recycling efforts aim to recover valuable resources like metals, concrete aggregates, and wood, promoting sustainable practices in the construction industry. Regulatory requirements and best practices encourage contractors and developers to implement waste reduction strategies, reuse materials where feasible, and adopt environmentally friendly disposal methods to handle C&D waste effectively.

ReSource Waste owns and operates materials recovery facilities that improve the environment by optimizing the recovery of material from C&D and diverting that material from disposal.

C&D Waste Is Typically Delivered to Recycling Facilities By:

Waste Handlers
Demolition Contractors

Roofers
Landscapers

Property Managers
Contractors

Clean-Out Companies
Homeowners

What Does Recycling C&D Waste Produce?

ReSource Waste Services and similar companies process a variety of solid, non-hazardous C&D waste, including wood; ferrous and non-ferrous metals; drywall; asphalt brick and concrete; and shingles.

Reusable material is recovered and processed into recycled products. There is a strong demand for these recovered products across multiple end markets, including biomass-to- energy facilities, medium-density fiberboard manufacturing, road construction, cardboard and drywall manufacturing; recycled plastic and metal products; miscellaneous construction materials and soil substitutes.

The processing of C&D debris also results in “fines,” small particles that consist primarily of soil, wood, concrete, drywall, rock and other miscellaneous materials. Many state and local governments allow these fines to be used beneficially as alternative daily cover (ADC) and shaping and grading material at landfills, reducing the need for landfills to use virgin soils for those purposes.

ReSource Waste Services’ C&D Processing System

ReSource Waste’s processing systems use state-of-the-art equipment and trained personnel to sort waste mechanically and manually. Although C&D facilities can differ in layout and equipment, the below process is used at many facilities, including some of ReSource Waste’s facilities.

1. Material is Received

The inbound material is stockpiled on a concrete pad.

2. Initial Size Separation

The material is then fed into the process line, which includes a screen for initial size separation.

3. Picking Station

This is followed by a picking station at which staff use positive-pick methods to remove materials such as wood, metals, cardboard, and concrete/bricks.

4. Further Processing

The wood fraction is further processed using a series of equipment including a grinder, magnets for ferrous metal separation and a screen for size segregation to produce wood ships suitable for use as fuel in power plants.

5. C&D Fines Are Created

The processing of C&D debris also creates “C&D fines,” a mixture of miscellaneous material particles that resembles soil. Our C&D fines are beneficially reused for daily cover and shaping and grading at landfills, reducing the need for landfills to use virgin soils. The remaining residues (typically less than 30% of inbound materials) are segregated and sent to landfill.

6. Products are Sold

The end result are product streams – woodchips, metals, aggregate, corrugated paper, dirt fines, and other recyclables – that meet or exceed quality standards required by the markets to which the products are directed.