A Safe Harbor

The multiple segments of the C&D recycling industry will have the opportunity to come together during a fall time slot this year at the C&D Recycling Forum, taking place Oct. 3-5 in downtown Baltimore.

The Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel will serve as the host property for a gathering of recyclers, contractors, haulers and industry suppliers at an event being organized by Construction & Demolition Recycling magazine, the National Demolition Association and Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc.

The C&D Recycling Forum is billed by its organizers as offering solutions for C&D recyclers by “fostering the profitable recycling of C&D material.”
 

A FULL SCHEDULE
The program for the C&D Recycling Forum begins on Sunday afternoon Oct. 3, runs all day Monday Oct. 4 and then through the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 5.

During much of that schedule, attendees can choose from two session tracks, one focusing on management and business planning issues and the other on operations and equipment aspects.

Among sessions in the Operations and Equipment Track are:

• “The Diversion Decision,” a session looking at factors that lead haulers and contractors to decide whether to landfill materials or divert them to a recycling destination;

THE TICKET WINDOW IS OPEN

Those seeking more information about the C&D Recycling Forum can find it at www.cdrecycler.com/forum. That same Website also offers one of two ways people can register for the Oct. 3-5 event. Those attendees who would rather register by phone can call (800) 456-0707 and ask for Conference Division Manager Maria Miller.

• “The Green Light for Onsite Crushing,” with presenters offering insight into factors that go into the decision to crush concrete and asphalt on site;

• “End Market Innovations,” offering a look at developments markets for materials such as gypsum and asphalt shingles;

• “Hazards of the Job,” which includes presentations on handleing asbestos, lead and refrigerants when they are encountered.

“The sessions in our Operations and Equipment Track are designed to let attendees take back ideas and new methods that can increase the profitability of their businesses,” says Jim Keefe, publisher of Construction & Demolition Recycling magazine.

“Managers in the C&D recycling business are hungry for knowledge on operating methods and techniques, new technology and materials markets—that’s the real meat-and-potatoes of how they can make money in this business,” says Bob Brickner of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc.
 

GOOD EXAMPLES
The C&D Recycling Forum’s joint plenary sessions and several of its Management and Planning Track sessions will be offering examples of successful recycling projects and lessons learned from years spent in the business.

In the opening session, “Reaching the Target,” Rob Dorinson of Evergreen Recycling, Las Vegas, will provide details of how his company helped the builders of CityCenter recycle considerable volumes of material as the builders of the $9 billion project attained LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) status. The project’s final score card showed a 95 percent materials recycling rate.

The other case study at this session will feature Brickner offering an overview of the Nashville Thermal Waste-to-Energy dismantling and recycling project. According to GBB, which managed the project, “98.5 percent, by weight, of all the materials within the old waste-to-energy plant were either salvaged for re-use or processed for recycling, including materials such as crushed concrete aggregate, crushed asphalt, metals and railroad ties.”

Other Management and Planning Track sessions include:

• “The Demolition Impact,” looking at the ways recycling and materials recovery has changed the way contractors approach the demolition process, from preparing bids through to site cleanup.

• “Taking Time for Salvage and Investment Recovery,” in which panelists discuss salvage and investment recovery opportunities available at the start of demolition and renovation projects.

• “The Energy Market: How Great is the Potential?” Presenters at this session discuss how scrap wood, land clearing debris and other materials have enjoyed steadily growing demand thanks to energy and fuel markets.

• “Maximizing Metals Markets,” a session at which presenters will discuss how contractors and haulers can realize maximum profit potential from the scrap metal stream.
 

WITHIN EASY REACH
Keefe and Brickner say that Baltimore was chosen as the host city for the C&D Recycling Forum because it offers an affordable destination with an Inner Harbor location that can also serve as a setting for scenic and enjoyable evening dinners.

From most parts of the country, the city is an easy and inexpensive one to reach. Southwest Airlines operates some 150 flights from 26 gates in and out of Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) each day.

Baltimore is also within easy driving distance for people along the heavily populatd Eastern Seaboard from New York to Washington D.C.

“We’re excited about how the C&D Recycling Forum is shaping up, and we’re looking forward to helping the market come together for a fall event,” says Keefe.