September 5, 2002

Laying a new path for recycled concrete

Photos courtesy of Renton Concrete Recyclers Piles of concrete, ceramic and brick at Renton Concrete Recyclers’ Black River Quarry await reuse for highways and other construction projects.

Seattle’s imploded Kingdome may live on in a roadway somewhere in King County, thanks to a relatively new recycling trend in Washington state that uses crushed concrete and other recycled materials to build less costly road beds.

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Previous columns:

• Bidders, put away your stopwatches, 08-22-2002
• A smooth, quick bridge fix, 08-15-2002
• Show highlights construction memorabilia, 08-08-2002
• Green from the get-go, 08-01-2002
• New casino is a jackpot for tribal jobs, 07-25-2002
• Greeners go for the gold, 07-18-2002
• Forging a niche in ornamental iron, 07-11-2002
• Contest celebrates creativity with bricks, 07-05-2002

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