History, Safety on C&D Recycling Forum Agenda

Construction & Demolition Recycling magazine will host the C&D Recycling Forum Oct. 3-5 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore.

In the opening session Monday, Oct. 4, Bob Brickner of GBB Inc., Fairfax, Va., will offer a history of the C&D recycling industry. In “Recycling vs. Disposal—Changes and Choices,” Brickner will review the history of how mixed C&D materials have been managed in the past 20 years, including recycling options.

He’ll be joined on the panel by industry veteran Burwin Reed of Potomac Landfill in Virginia and by a demolition contractor who is part of the sector’s development.

Safety will be addressed in a workshop on Sunday, Oct. 3 and a session titled “Hazards of the Job” on Tuesday, Oct. 5.

Other program topics at the C&D Recycling Forum include:

• Considerations when entering the business
• Recycling versus disposal
• Investment recovery and salvage
• On-site crushing
• Energy markets for wood
• Maximizing metals recovery.