CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING
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CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION RECYCLING
LEADING COMPANY: WASTE CONNECTIONS VP, ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABILITY: KURT R. SHANER HEADQUARTERS: TEXAS, US EMPLOYEES: 20,000
Construction and demolition( C & D) is the source of a third of the world’ s waste according to the European Commission.
Waste Connections collects sourceseparated C & D streams like concrete, wood, metals and roofing and mixed streams where separation on site isn’ t feasible. The company’ s Plainfield material recovery facility makes use of advanced technologies to vertically integrate and de-risk its collection operations with nearly a dozen optical sorters, robotics and a dual baler system.
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