{"id":95406,"date":"2019-02-27T13:31:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T20:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/concrete-asphalt-to-be-diverted-from-landfill-with-new-machinery\/"},"modified":"2019-02-27T13:31:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T20:31:42","slug":"concrete-asphalt-to-be-diverted-from-landfill-with-new-machinery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/concrete-asphalt-to-be-diverted-from-landfill-with-new-machinery\/","title":{"rendered":"Concrete, asphalt to be diverted from landfill with new machinery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Lana and Dave Waters, owners of D&L Construction, speak to the Cortez City Council at a workshop on Tuesday night. The city is supporting a D&L Construction grant application to purchase a concrete and asphalt crusher.<\/span>Sean Dolan\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Four Corners area \u2014 and its landfills \u2014 could soon benefit from a concrete and asphalt crusher at Cortez-based D&L Construction.<\/p>\n

Since the machinery is cost-prohibitive to the local construction business, the Cortez City Council on Tuesday authorized Mayor Karen Sheek to sign a letter of support a D&L Construction grant application with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something that staff is extremely excited about,\u201d City Manager John Dougherty said.<\/p>\n

Instead of sending construction and demolition waste to the landfill, Dougherty said Cortez will require all concrete and asphalt from city projects to be recycled at D&L Construction. The city would then use the recycled material in other projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will save landfill space, it will save on transportation, and it will give us base if we ever need base for roads or anything,\u201d Dougherty said. \u201cThis is an extremely important thing, and it will be great for the area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave and Lana Waters, owners of D&L Construction, said once the machinery is up and running in July, they will start accepting concrete and asphalt for free \u2014 as long as it\u2019s clean and free of debris.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s beneficial to the whole community,\u201d Lana Waters said.<\/p>\n

Dave Waters said D&L Construction is seeking the crusher out of necessity. The business already produces a lot of waste during projects for the city and the Colorado Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to find a place to dispose of it, so it just made sense that we recycle it,\u201d Dave Waters said.<\/p>\n

He said a new concrete and asphalt crusher costs about $850,000, but the company is purchasing a used crusher for about $400,000.<\/p>\n

sdolan@the-journal.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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