Recycling Process:

First, asphalt and concrete rubble is collected into large piles at our job sites.

 

The rubble is then placed into a vibratory hopper which feeds the material into the primary crushing unit

 

This unit is the initial step which breaks the material down to be conveyed through the various stages to result in the finished product. After the primary crushing takes place, all of the material passes underneath a magnetic conveyor. This magnet picks up the rebar, wire mesh and other iron which may be present in the rubble. It is powerful enough to lift a manhole cover from 12" away. This iron is sent to a metal recycler where it too will be used again.

 

Then the material goes through a screen whose holes are sized to match the finished product. Whatever material doesn't pass the opening in the screen is sent to a secondary crusher which does the final crushing.

 

The material that does fall through is carried by conveyor to the product pile. This process allows concrete to become a renewable resource, giving us the ability to reuse the material in our highways and city streets, saving our precious resources for future generations.