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I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I I I I I D. R. GRISWOLD & ASSOCIATES 201 W. BURNSVILLE PARKWAY. SUITE 118, RURNSVILLE, MN 55337 612/894-6287FAX 612/890-1579 PLANNING CONSULTANTS JUly 13,i 1992 City COliC i City iof ~amsey 15153i NoWthen Blvd. N.W. RamseY, .~ 55303 RE: B~r~ & Carlson Ramsey Recycling Center There ape two significant and important public policy benefits from the proposed Bury & Carlson recycling facilityi. First is a 100 to 1 reduction of materials that wou~dl O~herwise be landfilled. Second is conservation of virgi~ a~gregates. At ~he present time, when redevelopment occurs, when a stree~ iR reconstructed, when a driveway is rebuilt, or when a b~ild~ng foundation is dug up, the demolition materials such &s.~he old concrete block, the old curb and gutter, the old,asphalt and the old driveway apron end up as landfill material. Sometimes the material goes to a licensed smniltRryi landfill and sometimes to an unregulated site. Un- lik~ organic waste, it does not decay, it does not disin- tegrate.~ The material lasts forever. Centuries from now, the.!Con~rete demolition and the asphalt demolition will be in baSicMlly the same condition as when it was deposited. A far bletter solution is to recycle. 98% of used concrete can be r~cycled as Class 5 gravel. 1% of used concrete can be ~e~yCiled as ferrous metal. Only 1% of recycled concrete goes to.~andfill. That 1% is mostly wood. The ir~c~cling process is simple. The demolition concrete and ~em0~lition asphalt are crushed just like freshly mined rock ~ndigravel. The recycled conrete and asphalt is stock- piled for future use. There is nothing experimental or uni~ a~out the processing. It is just an ordinary crush- ing !operation. No exotic equipment or dangerous chemicals are i~vO~ved. 75% of ~he proposed Bury & CarlSon Ramsey facility is plan~edi~or recycling concrete and asphalt The remaining 25% IS ~lanned for a contractor supply yard. Sand, ag- gregateS, and related materials will be for sale for landSCaping and light construction projects. This will be a convenience for the contractor or individual who needs to dispOSe ~f demolition materials and supply a redevelopment project It7