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During the past ten years, while excavating, demolishing, dismantling, salvaging and land
clearing, we have remained conscious of the impact that these, and other industry-related
activities, are having on our delicate environment. As an industry, the traditional
approach to dealing with the by-products of these tasks has been:
• Job site burning
• Landfill
• Long hauling to remote sites for processing
As such, these methods have polluted, crowded our roads, and in general, adversely
affected our environment. Recognizing the need for change, Custom Excavating introduced
a friendlier, local solution to reduce the pollution and waste in October 2002.
Our methods are simple, but effective. Where possible, we perform on-the-job site grinding
to convert materials removed into chips, which we truck to local mills. There, the product
is "cleanly" burned as an alternative fuel source, where it otherwise would be heat energy
wasted while also polluting the atmosphere.
When on-the-job site material conversion is not possible or practical, processing is
performed at our local facility in Warrenton. There, demolition & land clearing debris,
stumps, asphalt, concrete, excavation & roofing material, scrap metal, sheet rock, and
much more, are ground into other usable products for local consumption.
This solution to a growing problem is better for the environment, and our state highways.
The payback for this kind of thinking is both immediate & long-term for everything and
everyone concerned. Our customers, the surrounding communities, and the local economy
all benefit from fewer trucking miles driven, local employment opportunities, less
pollution, and in most cases, lower product pricing.
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