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Asphalt Company Saves $1M by Recycling
Almond & Son’s Asphalt, based in Richland, Wash., found a way to save $1 million in difficult economic times.
The company is recycling its own asphalt into new material and is now looking to recycle other businesses’ asphalt with its new 1.5-acre facility located next to the Richland Landfill.
Almond recycles the asphalt by heating it to temperatures exceeding 250 degrees, creating a liquid form that can either be used by the company or sold to other businesses.
Prior to its new facility, Almond was paying a separate company to recycle the waste material and then buying it back, which cost about $1 million … read more
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