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Recycled Concrete Aggregate as a Temporary Road Base at the Cedar Hills Landfill

Product and recycled content Recycled concrete aggregate
100% recycled
Application Temporary road base
Replaces natural (virgin) aggregate
Location/Date Cedar Hills Landfill, since 1991
Project manager/user Solid Waste Division, (206)296-0463
Architect/Engineer None
General Contractor None
Background, history It is the responsibility of a public agency to set an example by using recycled products and supporting this market
Performance Comparable, depending on source of native material
Source of material Stoneway Concrete, (206)226-1000
Cadman Rock, (206)622-2065
Renton Concrete and Recycling, (206)481-9101
Quantity $350,000, 63,636 tons (1994)
Cost $5.50 per ton
Cost savings or increase Cost is equal to native material
Installation, costs/savings Same
Source of extra funds None
Would you buy this product again? Yes.
Why or why not? Works well and reduces landfill space used
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Recycled Concrete Aggregate - Solid Waste Division/Cedar Hills Landfill


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Updated: August 12, 1998


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