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Glacier Recycle Story by Carl Molesworth, 4/20/2009
Material handling is the name of the game at Glacier Recycle LLC in Auburn, WA. In operation just a year and a half, Glacier processes commingled recyclables and sorts them into wood, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, gypsum, concrete and asphalt, cement fiber board, asphalt roofing, cardboard, and various types of plastic. More
Productive Equipment Helps Recycler Thrive Story by Mike Larson, Editor - 04/20/2009
Reliable Recycling, Oneida (Green Bay), WI, is a metal recycler serving northeastern Wisconsin and central Upper Michigan. In addition to its headquarters recycling operation in Oneida, just west of Green Bay, the company has a branch in Gladstone, MI, and a brand new facility in Marinette, WI, just opened in January.
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Remediation In Mansfield, MA By Joanne Ray - 03/09/2009
It is busy at the job site these days at 271 Branch Street in Mansfield, MA, where Compo Chemical Company has their work cut out for them initiating a multimillion-dollar cleanup. The 26-1/2 acre site has a new owner — Jarrett Laraway from International Risk Group, LLC from Littleton, CO. Laraway's group specializes in cleaning up environmentally contaminated brownfield sites and returnin...
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Island Composts Aggressively By Tara Hansen, Technical Writer, Two Rivers Marketing, Des Moines, IA - 03/02/2009
When it comes to recycling wood waste on Mackinac Island, MI, the city's public works director admits that he's trying to accomplish a very normal feat in a very abnormal place. Mackinac Island, nestled in the straits of Mackinac where the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan meet, is a national historic landmark and is special in the fact that motor vehicles, excluding emergency vehicles, ha...
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Demolishing Livonia Mall By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 03/02/2009
Approximately 70 percent, or 550,000 square feet of Livonia Mall in Livonia, MI, is being demolished. The property will be redeveloped. Adamo Demolition Company, of Detroit, MI, is the demolition contractor for the project. The Sears and Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores will remain. Environmental remediation began in January, and demolition work is scheduled to be completed by June.
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Delphi Facility Comes Down By Aram Kalousdian, Editor - 03/02/2009
Environmental work in preparation for demolition of the one-story Delphi Technological Center in Flint, MI, began in January and demolition began in February. The project is expected to be completed in June. The facility includes an office building, a larger technical center building and some other smaller buildings.
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Historical Facility Faces Demolition By Ivy Chang - 03/02/2009
A state-owned facility, at least 100 years old, was on the list for demolition in northern Minnesota, and Landwehr Construction, St. Cloud, MN ...
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Final Voyage of the New Carissa Story by Dawn Buzynski - 03/02/2009
Titan Salvage recently completed the challenging removal of one of the most notable shipwrecks in the history of the Oregon Coast. Anyone ...
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Construction Digest Tom Hale, Editor, Construction Digest December 22, 2008 Bringing Down The RCA Dome
I -- like most Indianapolis-area residents -- woke up early Saturday morning to watch... More
Restoring The Bricks in Roswell An apartment building dating from almost 170 years ago is restored and expanded to create new residential space in an historic Atlanta suburb.
Restoring The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The restoration of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City involved rebuilding the museum's Pier 86 into a state-of-the-art docking facility.
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