C&D Debris Put to Use in Virginia

Developers of a shopping mall complex in eastern Henrico County, Va., have announced plans to use recycled materials in the mall’s construction, according to a report in the Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Va.).

Developers of The Shops at White Oak Village says they plant to recycle 93 percent of the 500,000-square-foot former Viasystems Technologies Corp. plant that is being demolished to make way for the Richmond-area shopping center.

Concrete from the plant will be crushed and reused for the foundations, sidewalks and structural support. According to the report, scrap metals will be recycled as well.