Field Trip

A group from Hallberg Engineering and SEE recently toured a massive recycling facility located in north Minneapolis. Atomic Recycling is a leader in the industry of construction and demolition waste recycling having the highest recovery rate at an impressive 72% of the materials collected being recycled and kept out of landfills. We were able to see the entire process construction waste and debris is put through at their 38,000 square foot facility. They are able to sort and process a wide range of materials including wood, concrete, shingles, and all types of metal, just to name some of the waste materials being recycled.

According to their website, in 2009 only 18% of construction and demolition waste was recovered in Minnesota. Also posted on their website is a great motto:

We don't want to live in the Land of 10,000 Landfills.

To find out more about this state-of-the-art facility and the construction and demolition recycling industry click here.

There is also a cool video to watch, click here to see the facility in action and watch the recycling process.

Below are a few images from our field trip.



A massive mound of asphalt shingles.





Pieces of concrete that will become aggregate.

  

An industrial sized version of "the Claw!"