Apartment Demo Generates Recyclable Material in Maryland

The demolition of the former Broadstone apartment complex in Gaithersburg, Md., has become the site of the city’s largest construction debris recycling project, according to a report in the Gazette of Gaithersburg, Md.

Nearly two-thirds of the recently demolished complex, which included a series of five-story apartment buildings, will be recycled and reused by a Clarksburg, Md.-company.

The 41-year-old complex was demolished to make room for an upscale housing development, according to the report. Developer Fairfield Development hired Pleasant Construction to clear the land and recycle as much material as possible.

All concrete material is being crushed on site. Some will be reused as new sidewalks and foundations on site, and the rest will be used or sold for road building, pipe bedding and other projects.

Remaining construction debris is being hauled by Pleasant Construction subsidiary Environmental Alternatives Inc. to Clarksburg-based C&D Recovery. C&D Recovery is a 40,000-square-foot indoor recycling facility.