CRD Reuse and Recycling Options
The following table is from a Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment document, Construction and Demolition Waste.
| 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 |
[Source:
March 2001 WasteWatch
]