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October 6, 2011
Seattle cutting construction, demolition waste
By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
Journal Staff Reporter
Journal Staff Reporter
Photo courtesy of King County Solid Waste Division
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King County is testing RAS on this two-mile paving project in south King County. About 3 percent of the hot-mix asphalt uses recycled roofing shingles.
The city of Seattle is trying to recycle more construction and demolition waste. To do this, it plans to ban a number of materials from the landfill in future years.
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