| C&D Activity |
Separated Materials |
Possible Re-use/
Recycling Options |
| Road Reconstruction |
Asphalt |
Crushed and mixed with new asphalt, fill material, road subbase |
Concrete
(without rebar) |
Road subbase, re-used in concrete, concrete blocks, fill material, rip-rap on roads and lagoons |
Concrete
(with rebar) |
Fill material, rip-rap |
| Separated rebar, metal signs, sign posts and guardrails, culverts |
Re-use for original purpose, Processing at a steel mill (EVRAZ) |
Fill Materials
(earth, gravel, sand) |
Clean fill material, landscaping material, landfill cover |
| Excavation/Levelling |
Topsoil |
Landscaping, residential fill, landfill cover, agricultural |
| Sand |
Fill, residential, road construction |
| Stones |
Rip-rap, fill, landscaping |
| Earth contaminated with wood, buried utilities |
Fill, possible landfill cover |
| Site Clearance |
Trees and Brush |
Firewood, chipping for landscaping, composting |
| Soils |
Landscaping fill, agricultural fill, residential fill |
| Mixed Concrete, Rubble, Sand and Steel |
Land reclamation fill |
| Building C&D Material - Reusable |
Clean Bricks, Whole Cindercrete Blocks, Concrete or Stone Facades, Tiles, Ceramics, concrete roofing tiles |
Resale for re-use for original purpose;Resale for landscaping;Use for permanent roadway construction in landfills |
| Undamaged Windows and Doors |
Resale for re-use |
| Undamaged metal siding or roofing |
| Undamaged vinyl siding |
| Wooden Cabinets, Counters, Flooring, Staircases, and Trim |
| Plumbing and Electrical Fittings |
| Carpeting |
| Clean insulation |
| Wooden Beams and Facades |
| Building C&D Material - Recyclable |
Broken Bricks, Cindercrete Blocks, concrete roof tiles, Concrete and Stone Facades, Tiles, Ceramics |
Resale for landscaping Crushed Clean fill for road subbase, roadways, and rip-rap;Use for stabilization of roadbases or fill at landfills Clean fill for land reclamation |
| Broken window glass, glass fixtures |
Recycling at Glass Recycler (Canosphere) Recycling for glasphalt mix; Recycling for use with rubber crumb |
| Broken wooden beams, trim, wood scrap, trees |
Chipping or shredding for landscaping, composting, fuel source |
| Metal girders, supports, rebar, damaged metal siding, roofing |
Recycling at a steel mill (EVRAZ) |
| Scrap Aluminum door and window frames |
Sale to scrap dealer; recycling at an aluminum smelter |
