02Jul

“From waste to work”

When Georgia-Pacific employees needed to reclaim 77,000 cubic yards of unused gypsum from an idle plant in Utah, they found a hay farmer who wanted clean gypsum to use as a soil amendment. The company tested samples and worked with local agencies to get approval for its use. Some of the gypsum […]

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02Jul

“LRK: Concourse world’s largest LEED Platinum building for historic adaptive reuse”

Crosstown Concourse, in Memphis, has just become the world’s largest building to be awarded LEED Platinum certification for historic adaptive reuse. Recycling was a major contributor to Crosstown’s achievement, with builders recycling over 65 million pounds of material, or 94 percent, of all the waste that was created during demolition and construction.

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02Jul

“Global Recycling Day calls for world leaders’ attention”

The first ever Global Recycling Day – March 18, 2018 – is an international initiative of the Bureau of International Recycling to raise awareness of the need to shift the global perception of what we consider waste.

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“From waste to work”

“LRK: Concourse world’s largest LEED Platinum building for historic adaptive reuse”

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