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I I I July 13,: 1992 D. R. GRISWOLD & ASSOCIATES 201 V,'. BURNSVILLE PARKWAY, SUITE 118, BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 612/894-6287FAX 612/89(~-i579 PLANNING CONSULTANTS City City of ~amsey 15153~ NoWthen Blvd. N.W. RamseY, MN 55303 RE: Bury & Carlson Ramsey Recycling Center There are two significant and important public policy benefits from the proposed Bury & Carlson recycling facility!. First is a 100 to 1 reduction of materials that would o~herwise be landfilled. Second is conservation of virgin a~gregates. At the.Present time, when redevelopment occurs, when str~e~ l~ reconstructed, when a driveway is rebuilt, or when a b~ld~ng foundation is dug up, the demolition materials such as the old concrete block, the old curb and gutter, the old a~p~alt and the old driveway apron end up as landfill mate~.ia~__ Sometimes the material goes to a licensed sanit&ry~landfill and sometimes to an unregulated site. Un- like Dr~a~ic waste, it does not decay, it does not disin- tegrate,i The material lasts forever. Centuries from now, the COnclrete demolition and the asphalt demolition will be in baSiCally the same condition as when it was deposited. A far better solution is to recycle. 98% of used concrete can be r~cycled as Class 5 gravel. 1% of used concrete can be ~eCyc~ed as ferrous metal. Only 1% of recycled concrete goes to ~andfill. That 1% is mostly wood. The recycling process is simple. The demolition concrete and demolition asphalt are crushed just .like freshly .mined rock and[gravel. The recycled conrete and asphalt is stock- piled, for future use. There is nothing experimental or uniq%le about the processing. It is just an ordinary crush- ing OPeration. No exotic equipment or dangerous chemicals are involved. 75% Of the proposed Bury & Carlson Ramsey facility is plaruned ~or recycling concrete and asphalt . The remaining 25% i~ ~lanned for a contractor supply yard. Sand, ag- gre~a~e~, and related materials will be for sale for la~dS¢~ping and light construction projects. This will be a convenience for the contractor or individual who needs to dispose Of demolition materials and supply a redevelopment projeCt, i