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Concrete Recycling

 

Contractors, landscapers, and home remodelers looking to get rid of used concrete have a few options at their disposal. They can take it to a landfill where it will take up space and won’t be reintroduced into the material stream, or a recycling facility where it will be ground up and reused. Both of these options require access to a heavy-duty truck, though, and the costs of disposal can add up quickly. By far the best option available to contractors and consumers alike is to give us a call to discuss their options for easier disposal.

 

Concrete Recycling

 

As with all of our waste management services, our concrete disposal options provide customers with an ethical way to get rid of what they no longer need. Concrete recycling offers several benefits over disposal in a landfill.

 

How It’s Done

 

When you call us for help with concrete recycling, we show up with a heavy-duty truck capable of safely transporting almost any load. We then bring it to a specialized crushing facility, where clean rubble can be crushed up with a machine and filtered using methods like hand-picking and water flotation.

 

Uses for Recycled Concrete

 

Once the concrete has been processed, it can be repurposed for use in new industrial and municipal projects. Common applications for recycled concrete include sub-base gravel for roads, dry aggregate for new concrete, and base layers for asphalt pavement. Larger chunks of concrete can also be used as rip-rap revetments, and well-graded materials can be used as a substitute for landscaping stone.

 

Crushed reclaimed concrete can also be used to create retaining walls, privacy screens, and more. The bottom line is that this recycled product has many uses, and it does not belong in a landfill.

 

Benefits of Recycling Concrete

 

Recycling concrete instead of dumping it in a landfill benefits everyone. It saves space in landfills, conserves natural resources by reducing the use of water, oil, and gas in gravel mining, reduces pollution, creates employment opportunities, and more.

 

The only downside of recycling concrete is that it takes some extra legwork. When you call us to handle your concrete disposal needs, you don’t have to worry about finding a facility that can process it and figure out how to transport that heavy construction or landscaping debris, though. We’ll handle all the legwork for you.

 

Disposal Options

 

Concrete is heavy, so transporting it safely requires some extra effort. Depending on how much money they want to spend, contractors and consumers have a few options at their disposal.

 

Take a DIY Approach

 

DIY concrete removal requires finding a processing facility, contacting a spokesperson, and making arrangements for transportation. Those that have heavy-duty pickup trucks may be able to transport small amounts of this material at a time, but they should be careful not to overload the vehicle or trailer.

 

Building demolitions often produce a lot of concrete waste. That means those who want to dispose of the concrete themselves will have to make multiple trips, which can be a problem if there aren’t any disposal facilities nearby.

 

Take it to a Landfill

 

While most landfills and some transfer stations will accept concrete, environmentally conscious contractors and consumers would never dream of utilizing this option. It takes a valuable resource and turns it into a problem. Everybody loses when property owners or contractors dispose of concrete at landfills.

 

Hire a Junk Removal Company

 

Some full-service junk removal companies have the equipment and capabilities required to remove concrete safely. Unfortunately, they charge exorbitant rates and tend to determine fees based on what’s known as bed-load pricing. Unless they have specialized, heavy-duty trucks, junk removal companies will only be able to fill the truck beds or boxes partway to accommodate weight restrictions, but they will charge customers as if they were disposing of a full truckload of waste.

 

The extra benefit of hiring a junk removal company is that they can send out helpers to remove the concrete from where it stands so customers don’t have to deal with it. For those that have a small fortune to spend on junk removal, this may be an option, but it’s prohibitively expensive for most companies and individuals.

 

Concrete Disposal Bins

 

Concrete disposal bins offer an excellent alternative for those who have the manpower to move the broken up concrete by hand. We can drop off a rock box at your site, you can fill it yourself, and we’ll haul it away and dispose of it responsibly at a fraction of the cost of hiring a junk removal company. In many cases, you can rent a rock box for less than it costs to haul all that concrete by hand using a pickup truck, and you won’t have to worry about finding a facility with a concrete crusher to ensure ethical disposal. We’ll take care of it for you.

 

Common Rock Bin Sizes

 

Since concrete is extremely heavy, it makes little sense to rent a full-sized 20- or 40-yard dumpster. They’re not meant for hauling extremely heavy loads, and they cost more than smaller bins. Rock boxes are typically sized at 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, or 15 yards. Not all trucks can safely and legally carry 15-yard rock boxes. We have plenty of options, though, so you’ll be able to find one that meets your needs.

 

Concrete Quality

 

Only clean concrete can be recycled. If it’s contaminated with trash, wood, paper, or other forms of construction waste, it may need to be placed in a landfill. That’s part of why it’s a wise decision to rent a separate rock box for concrete disposal. Unlike other forms of construction waste, rebar isn’t considered a contaminant since it can be removed from the concrete and melted down, so don’t worry about reinforced concrete. Just be sure that no other foreign rubbish makes its way into your bin while it is situated on your property.

 

The Bottom Line

 

If you’re looking for a simple, efficient, safe, and responsible way to dispose of concrete from building demolition, a renovation, or a landscaping project, we’ve got you covered. Give us a call to ask about our rock box rentals or schedule a drop-off to get started.

CONCRETE DUMPSTER & CONCRETE WASTE REMOVAL

CONCRETE DISPOSAL BINS

Typically, bin rental companies use smaller bins called rock boxes for concrete recycling. Some common sizes for this include 5 yard, 7 yard, 8 yard, 10 yard, 12 yard and 15 yard concrete dumpsters. Depending on the truck hauling the bin, often the size is limited by the gross vehicle weight allowances for that vehicle and so not all trucks could legally or safely carry a 15 yard dumpster filled with concrete. Call your local disposal company to find out which bins they use for aggregate materials.

CONCRETE REMOVAL

If you prefer to hire a junk removal company, they can come and help you with your concrete removal. Beware, often these companies charge exorbitant rates and use something called bedload pricing. Which means they only load their truck to a fraction of the height of the box and charge you the full truck rate. The writer of this article strongly recommends a bin rental over junk removal if you have the labor to handle the heavy lifting.

WHAT IS  CONCRETE?

Concrete is a solid material that is used in construction as a foundation material. It is essentially a liquid stone product that is carried on trucks that keep the concrete moving while driving so that it doesn’t harden and can off-loaded onto customer sites. Concrete is really just a bunch of materials that is mixed together with water and cement. It acts a jello at this stage and can be poured into molds and create any shape. Once the concrete is hardened it is very effective, as it holds its shape and strength with out much upkeep.

CONCRETE RECYCLING SERVICES

OTHER NAMES FOR CONCRETE

While most people have heard of concrete, sometimes people still use names interchangeably and confuse everyone. If you are on the job site or chatting with a neighbour and someone uses a different word to reference the material that the driveway or sidewalk is made of, simply nod along and reassure them you know what they are droning on about. They may use words like pavement, precast, or cement in lieu of concrete but more than likely they are in fact referring to concrete. If you want to be the smartest one in the room, let them know cement is actually an ingredient in concrete.

HOW IS CONCRETE RECYCLED?

The first thing to take heed of is that recycling concrete is not something that can be achieved by watching a YouTube video and putting in some elbow grease. Recycling concrete requires specialized heavy-duty equipment that is only located at a recycling plant. In order to get the material to the plant, it will need to be broken up and transported there. A large truck will be necessary so be sure to call Trash King and arrange for us to come pick it up. We will then take it to the plant to be crushed and reused in another project.

WHAT IS CONCRETE USED FOR?

Concrete has many uses and is the most widely used man-made material on the planet. It is used frequently in the construction of buildings, dams, roads and bridges. Essentially it is used in any type of project that requires an immense amount of strength. More than that though, many of our homes and places around town have a boat load of concrete as well. Driveways and sidewalks are typically made of concrete. Most buildings use concrete as their foundation as it will never rot or burn, which wood can be prone to. Concrete also offers energy efficiency so is used in many buildings.

CONCRETE RECYCLING FACILITIES FOR DISPOSAL

Richmond, BC

  • Eco-waste Industries Ltd.(Depot)
  • 15111 Williams Road
  • Richmond, BC
  • 604-788-0484
  • Disposal Yes
  • Recycling Yes
  • Website

Surrey, BC

  • RDM Enterprises Ltd.
  • 10455 Timberland Road,
  • Vancouver, BC
  • 604-530-6310
  • Disposal Yes
  • Recycling No
  • Website

Pitt Meadows, BC

  • Meadows Landscape
  • 17799 Ferryslip Road
  • Pitt Meadows, BC
  • (604)-465-1315
  • Recycling Yes
  • Disposal Yes
  • Website

Maple Ridge, BC

  • Maple Ridge Transfer Station
  • 10092 236th Street,
  • Maple Ridge, BC
  • (604)-681-5600
  • Recycling Yes
  • Disposal Yes
  • Website

Port Coquitlam, BC

  • BC Earth Exchange
  • 2650 Pitt River Road,
  • Port Coquitlam, BC
  • 778-801-1701
  • Recycling No
  • Disposal Yes
  • Website

Surrey, BC

  • Great West Disposal
  • 7800 Anvil Way,
  • Surrey, BC
  • (604)-597-9161
  • Recycling Yes
  • Disposal Yes
  • Website

CONCRETE DISPOSAL & OTHER INFORMATION

TIPS FOR RENTING A CONCRETE DUMPSTER

When tearing out concrete, a dumpster equipped to handle the heavy burden is a must. One of the main things to look out for is going to be getting the right size bin for the job. You want it to be big enough to handle the load but not too large that the costs get away from you. When tossing the waste into the dumpster, make sure that only concrete gets tossed in. Taking a clean load to the recycling plant is going to save costs as they don’t have to filter out any stray items floating around. Concrete is very heavy so know how much weight you need to dispose of. A rule of thumb is that a cubic yard or concrete is going to weigh 2 tons, or 4000 lbs.

CALCULATING AREA FOR CONCRETE DISPOSAL

First, measure the length and the wide of the area. The formula for area is square meters ( or feet ) is Length x Width.

FIGURING OUT THE VOLUME OF THE CONCRETE

Next, you need to figure out the thickness. Often this can only be done once excavated, because builders often level areas with excess concrete, so thickness is not necessarily consistent through out your slab.

Simply maintain the same measurement [ Meters or feet but make sure its the same as area ] and multiply Length x Width x Depth.

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WHAT TOOLS ARE USED FOR CONCRETING?

For those who do not have all the required tools, you may want to hire tools that are needed for laying concrete. These may be gotten from some plate hire organizations. You may want to ask some neighbors along with friends to aid you out if you want to. You can ask 6 people for instance, i.e. 2 on barrows then 2 spreaders plus 2 screeders.
Tools
• Timber for pegs plus formwork.
• Builder’s barrows having inflated rubber tyres.
• It has been claimed that small garden barrows that have metal wheels are such that they are not good to be used for this work. You need to figure out how many barrows you will require according to the quantity precisely of concrete along with the distance that you need to move it.
• Timber planks or ramp so as to wheel the particular barrow over when the situation arises of the ground being uneven or even soft.
• You will need one or maybe two square-mouthed type of shovels.
• A good screed board – a heavy and smooth board around 900mm wider in comparison to the formwork.
• A wooden float or flat wood piece that has a handle so as to finish the surface
• You may need a steel trowel or you may not need one.
• An edging tool that will be needed to make cross-joints along with edging.
• A grooving tool that is 15mm that will be needed for long sections particularly of concreting like driveways plus long paths.
• Garden rake
• Mallet or maybe heavy hammer
• Sufficient waterproof building paper, sand, plastic sheeting or maybe hessian so as to cover those areas that need to be concreted.
• A spirit level

GETTING THE GROUND READY FOR CONCRETTE

You can hammer wooden pegs within the ground so as to mark out the place you wish to concrete.
Employ wooden pegs around 25mm square as well as long enough so as to be rigid at the time that they are driven within the ground.
You can stretch a string that is strong or twine among the pegs.
Then cut pegs off specifically at length of the timber.
Figure out how high you wish the concrete to be in comparison to the ground that is around it.
Get rid of turf or even loose soil present from the area that you have marked out.
For those who feel that the ground tends to be soft you may try spreading sand or maybe ashes so as to make a base that is better.
You may want to fill holes and uneven ground with clean fill, stones or maybe broken bricks. (It has been claimed that final levelling tends to be best done with the aid of sand after one has put in the precise formwork).
At the time that the full area is flat you can compact it via rolling, walking or maybe driving over it along with hosing lightly. It has been said that the further it settles, the more better your foundation for your concrete.

CUTTING & PLACING A FORMWORK

You may be wondering what actually is “Formwork”? Your question is answered. Formwork claims to be the walls which support the concrete precisely until its set. It has been said that it actually forms a mould. You can employ timber for formwork. It can be a minimum of 25mm thick moreover equal within width to your concrete thickness.
Formwork precisely for Concrete Paths
• Employ structural plywood or you can use hardboard.
• Curved paths may need hardboard or you can use 7mm plywood, but needs more supporting pegs.
• Forms needs to be strong, they should be smooth upon the top edge moreover well supported with good stout pegs. You can see the strength of your formwork by seeing how it handles a reasonable kick.
• It has been claimed that formwork should be deep enough so as to hold the precise thickness of concrete put moreover to stop slurry from escaping underneath.
What about Plywood Formwork?
Plywood formwork that is from ones local building supply plus timber yard claims to be simple to cut to shape moreover can be actually reused for more than one job.
Put the forms along your borders that are marked out with the string.
You can try to secure forms into the position you want with the aid of stout pegs driven within the ground inside as well as outside the forms.
It has been claimed that the outside pegs need to be put at intervals that are more frequent moreover the forms precisely nailed to them.
You can then hammer your pegs down so that they are below the height precisely of the forms.
You may want to coat your formwork lightly by using thin oil or maybe form oil that can be simply removed later on.
Soak the ground as well as forms properly with water. This can be done the night preceding the pour.
Once again dampen preceding the arrival of the Boral Concrete truck. Make sure the ground is damp, it should not be muddy.
Put reinforcements (check if needed)
Places like garage floors need reinforcing which can be done with mesh or something similar. Some local building regulations can actually sometimes demand the employment of reinforcement.
If you want information concerned with what kinds of mesh to employ moreover how to cut plus place it, you can contact a steel fabric mesh supplier.
See your measurements
When you have succeeded in getting your formwork sorted out along with the completion of some other preparations, you can then have one final check upon how much concrete you need.

PUTTING THE CONCRETE

The way that concrete is delivered
You need to see if the area that you wish the concrete to be delivered tends to be level moreover the way tends to be clear for the particular truck to properly drive in or maybe reach over the precise area specifically with its chute, if this is so then it has been claimed that Boral trucks can actually discharge your concrete directly into the formwork that you have.
Sloping ground
If the ground tends to be sloping then tell the driver to initiate pouring mounts of the concrete at the point that is lowest and working up the slope.
Area with limited access
For those whose site cannot actually be reached via truck they can tell the driver to put the concrete within a wheelbarrow. You can make your helpers be ready with barrows at the time that the truck reaches.
Load the barrows and then wheel them over to your concreted area. Tip the concrete particularly into the formwork.
Try having a simple spreading type of job. You can place the mounds in a way so that they can actually be evened out. You may notice that it is simpler to move concrete upon wheels initially in comparison to moving it at a later time by shovels. If the site is a sloping one then tip your barrows up the slope. You should not initiate at the top.
If you have some teamwork available, it may be able to let you place the concrete in a quick way if you need to barrow it to your forms. You can have 1 or maybe 2 individuals who may wheel as well as tip the concrete and the other can spread it.
Be alert of how much time the truck driver gives you to unload the concrete. Be ready to start as soon as the truck reaches.
As your form fills precisely with concrete (a bit higher in comparison to formwork so as to let setting occur), get rid of the inside pegs.
Employ shovels so as to spread your concrete in an even way over the ground.
You can work your shovel up as well as down within the concrete just within your formwork so as to try and get a better finish particularly at the edges.
You may want to compact your concrete by properly working your shovel through it so as to get rid of air bubbles.
Make sure that the concrete has actually filled properly right to the precise corners along with sides of the formwork.
Push your shovel down directly within the concrete particularly at spaces of precisely 80 to 100mm specifically in rows along the job.

SMOOTHING THE CONCRETE

Screeding
You can screed your concrete so as to form a concrete surface that is smooth.
When filling the form you can take your screed board. There can be one person present at each end.
You may want to rest the ends of your screed board upon the formwork.
You can move the screed board in a way that is back and forth particularly across the concrete’s surface, you can edge along specifically from one end precisely of your form to the other. It has been claimed that this can smooth along with compact concrete in a way that is right up specifically to the form.
If there is much concrete which has formed up in front precisely of your board, you can move it along using a shovel.
It may be so that water appears upon the surface of the concrete proceeding the screeding procedure. Do not worry as this is claimed to be normal. Some water can run off or even evaporate. The remaining will actually be drawn back within the concrete at the time that the “setting process” starts.

COMPLETING THE SURFACE

Employing a “wood float”
For those who wish to get a smoother finish in comparison to the screeded surface, employ a wood float. It has been said that “floating” tends to agitate the surface, it also compacts the material moreover brings sufficient amounts of mortar precisely to the surface so as to fill voids.
Utilize the float particularly with light pressure – make it be titled in a slight way upwards particularly into the direction that you tend to be pushing it.
Proceeding floating, you can round off your edges using an edging tool.
Textured finish
For a precise rough texture – employ a wood float so as to swirl your concrete. You may draw a broom or maybe brush over the particular surface.
You may want to employ a steel trowel type of finish upon garage floors, nevertheless the surface will tend to become slippery at the time that it is wet. This is not suggested for external driveways as well as patios, etc.
Smooth finish
If you want a finish that is really smooth you can employ a steel trowel proceeding the concrete becoming quite stiff.
Remember to not put excess water and fine material particularly to the surface.
Initiate trowelling immediately when the “shiny water sheen” goes away, but while the concrete still appears damp.
You can do final edging at this time.
When your concrete tends to be nearly hard you can do the final hard troweling activity.
Concreting when the weather is cold
The time between the screeding as well as finishing process actually varies within summer along with winter.
REMEMBER THIS:
Never try to trowel concrete when water is lying upon the surface. It has been said that this will allow your surface to become weak, moreover powdering or even dusting likely to happen.
When concrete tends to be put in sections more than 3 metres long, i.e. driveway or for a long path, you should make evenly divided grooves across your concrete surface by using the grooving tool.
Remember that the distance among grooves must be littler than 3 metres. It has been claimed that grooves aid in preventing your concrete cracking.
Employ flat side of your screed board like a support as well as guide at the time that you are making grooves.

CURE THE CONCRETE

It has been said that concrete develops its might at the time that the water reacts particularly with the cement.
Do not let concrete dry out very quickly or else a weak and poor quality type of surface may form.
Immediately when the surface tends to be hard enough so as to resist marking, you can cover the concrete using plastic sheeting or maybe waterproof building paper. Secure properly, particularly on the edges. It has been claimed that this will aid in letting the moisture stay in.
You can also spread a layer specifically of hessian or maybe sand over your surface. Keep moistening this continuously. This is another method.
This procedure of making your concrete stay damp is called “curing”. The concrete will keep on increasing in strength for a minimum of one month if curing tends to be continued for that particular time.
Get rid of the Formwork
At the time that the concrete tends to have sufficient strength to be able to handle cars and pedestrians, often succeeding 7 days of the curing, you can then strip your forms away.
You should not utilize metal tools so as to pry off your forms as they may produce damage.
For those who have employed form oil, your forms will be simpler to remove moreover utilize again for other projects.
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