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Returning C&D waste resources into the economy
Around 40% of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are related to the building and construction sector. As a global resource company, we have made it our mission to turn construction and demolition waste into renewed resources for construction and infrastructure, to help offset climate impact and promote circularity within the industry.
We are able to recycle or recover more than 90% of the C&D waste that we receive, and we reach our circularity goals by applying new technology, modern machinery, know-how and international, industrial partnerships. An example of this approach is our new AI-driven robotic C&D sorting plant based in Copenhagen, Denmark which impacts recovery and recycling rates positively for hard-to-sort C&D fractions. However, the undoubtedly most crucial aspect of ensuring circularity and still higher recycling rates are our many industrial partners who work with us to turn C&D resources into new products, such as:
Glass recycling
Stone wool recycling
Glass wool recycling
Plaster recycling
How we turn C&D waste into resources at Blue Phoenix
New sorting technologies
Modern machinery and our robotic C&D sorting plant enable us to precisely sort out fractions for recycling while ensuring high worker safety.
Extensive know-how within C&D waste management
While we use machines for difficult sorting tasks, we fully rely on skilled and dedicated people to drive forward our recycling partnerships.
Industrial recycling partnerships
But without equally dedicated recycling partners from many different countries, we are unable to ensure high quality recycling of the resources we supply.
The construction and demolition waste fractions we recycle
Our reception and treatment facilities receive most C&D waste fractions, ensuring maximum recycling and recovery rates and minimizing landfill. These fractions include:
Concrete
Crushed used concrete is either turned into new concrete products or used as high-quality aggregates for construction and infrastructure projects as a substitute for virgin materials.
Asphalt
Crushed asphalt is either turned into new asphalt products or used as high-quality aggregates for construction and infrastructure projects as a substitute for virgin materials.
Glass
Glass from, for instance, old windows is carefully dismantled, and the remaining glass material is sent for recycling into new glass or related products.
Wood
Depending on the quality and possible contamination of the wood, used wood may be either directly reused, recycled into new wood products, or sent to energy companies.
Plaster
If kept dry and clean, plaster may be used again and again in new plaster products, after the plaster waste material has been properly processed at our facilities.
Plastic
Many types of plastic from C&D waste may be recycled if correctly sorted. This especially applies to hard plastics, pipes, and PVC plastic.
Stone wool
Used stone wool is sent for recycling through the international take-back scheme Rockcycle, ensuring the material is turned into new high-quality insulation products.
Glass wool
Used glass wool is sent for recycling, ensuring the material is yet again turned into high-quality insulation products.
Secondary materials: Recycled crushed aggregates
Heavy C&D waste fractions such as concrete and asphalt may find application as recycled crushed aggregates in for instance, road construction or pipe and cable trenches as viable substitutes for virgin materials. Using recycled crushed aggregates often means saving significantly on costs and transport.
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