Sanexen honored for fines management technology

Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., Brossard, Quebec, a subsidiary of Logistec Corp., has been awarded the 2022 Circular Initiatives Award in the medium to large corporation category by the organization Québec Circulaire.

Sanexen’s team of experts transforms renovation and construction and demolition (C&D) fines into value-added products.

“The transition to a circular economy in Quebec, as elsewhere in the world, requires the involvement and collaboration of all the major players in our society. At Sanexen, our teams are passionate about innovation and determined to push the envelope every time we launch new solutions to real environmental issues. We are proud to contribute to the acceleration of the ecological and energy transitions,” Montreal-based Logistec Environmental Services Inc. and Sanexen President Jean-François Bolduc says.

In 2020, Sanexen opened North America’s first C&D fines recovery plant of its kind. Since then, its operations have grown, and the company now processes over 30,000 tons of fines. The plant has a full-scale processing capacity of up to 150,000 metric tons per year.

The process designed and patented by Sanexen consists of segregating the fine materials from the sorting centers into three distinct grades: ultra-fine materials, which are then conditioned for bio-treatment and composting; wood, paper and cardboard for energy recovery; and aggregates, which are used to make construction roads.

“Companies like Sanexen are at the heart of the solution in the collective effort to reduce waste and fight climate change, which is why we are pleased that Québec Circulaire is recognizing their exceptional work and innovation,” Logistec CEO Madeleine Paquin says. “It’s one more step towards our ultimate goal of a waste-free Quebec.”

More than 600 million tons of C&D fines are generated annually in North America, Logistec says. C&D fines represent a large portion of the materials managed by sorting centers, with some facilities generating up to 25 percent of their incoming volume in C&D fines. Hundreds of thousands of tons of this C&D debris now will be fully recycled and reused instead of ending up in landfills.