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Washing &
soil amendments from our street sweepings and inert gully waste for use in areas such as urban tree planting. This material is often swept from these very environments in the first place.
The dried filter cake has all the characteristics required for use as a growing media to reduce the decline of natural soils through erosion and contamination and support efforts to increase biodiversity and green spaces in
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CDE to commission first-of-
its-kind contaminated soils
wash plant in Canada
Plant to be commissioned in fall 2022 for Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc.
Locally-owned concrete, asphalt and aggregate recycling firm Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. (CAR) has announced a major investment in the development of a new C&D waste recycling plant as it reaffirms its commitment to building a sustainable future, underpinned by state-of-the-art technology.
Designed and engineered by wet processing industry experts CDE, the plant will be utilized for the processing of construction and demolition waste as well as contaminated soils, one of Alberta’s most abundant waste streams.
Set to be commissioned at CAR’s existing recycling facility in south east Calgary, the contaminated soils wash plant will be the first of its kind in Canada and only the third in North America – the other two are also designed and engineered by CDE and commissioned in the state of New York in 2020, with the second Maryland in 2022.
When operational in the fall of 2022, CAR’s soil refuse facility will have the capacity to recycle up to 600,000 tons of excavated material annually, diverting significant volumes of high-value construction materials from landfill and channelling them back into the construction industry as premium recycled sand and aggregate products.
Commenting on the project, CDE’s Business Development Manager for Canada, Adrian Convery, says:“We are privileged to work alongside Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. to deliver the first C&D waste recycling system of its kind in Canada. The resulting solution will represent all that we strive for in pursuit of a circular economy, facilitating the diversion of vast tonnages of material from landfill, transforming them into high-grade recycled sand and aggregates for the construction industry, while simultaneously restoring land for future use and driving down CO2 emissions.”
Enabled by CDE processing technology, CAR’s soil refuse solution will divert over 510,000 tons of soil from landfill and reduce carbon emissions in Alberta by an estimated 22,567 tons annually.
Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. president, Travis Powell, says: “At Calgary Aggregate, our mission is to reduce the cost of construction – socially, environmentally and economically.
“With the support from ERA (Emissions Reduction Alberta) and the Government of Alberta, we are pleased to construct Canada’s first C&D waste recycling plant to disrupt the out-of-date practices in the construction industry with economical and viable solutions to position Alberta as a leader in sustainable and responsible construction.”
To learn more about the plant, see CalgaryAggregate.com.
For more information about CDE and its wet processing solutions, see CDEGroup.com.
urban settings.”
Rebecca adds that taking action to address environmental impacts can also have a positive effect on the bottom line of a business.
“What UBU provides is an attractive solution for the disposal of road sweepings and inert gully waste. Not only are we able to process this material in an environmentally responsible manner, demonstrating best practice and recovering valuable materials during the process, but we’re also providing an alternative to costly landfill disposal and passing on major cost savings to our customers.”
Fergal Campbell, Business Development Manager at CDE, says its partnership with UBU and the development of PAS 115 has the potential to contribute in a major way to the advancement of the circular economy.
“UBU’s drive and ambition to accelerate the rate of change within the industry in pursuit of a more sustainable future is evident in its sponsorship of PAS 115. We are very proud to partner with a business that shares our passion for finding solutions to the environmental challenges that face us all.
“Its pioneering solution for recovering and utilising growing media from road sweepings and gully waste is a significant endorsement of the efficiency and engineering excellence of CDE technology. It demonstrates what is possible with the right technology and the motivation to adapt to more sustainable ways of working.”
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