Austin, Texas (November 11, 2024) – Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. (TDS) recently announced the completion of a multi-million dollar dedicated Construction and Demolition (C&D) recycling facility in Creedmoor, TX. This project was created in response to the increased demand for C&D recycling processing for commercial construction companies and residential home builders in Austin and the surrounding Central Texas region.
This new C&D processing facility is the only one of its kind in the region and is unique because of the level of increased sophistication, automation, and vertical integration in the sorting process. At the facility, TDS processes a variety of different materials including concrete, aggregates, untreated wood waste, cardboard, plastic, and metal, using advanced technology to create greater efficiency and throughput of materials.
In 2015, Austin City Council enacted a “Construction and Demolition (C&D) Recycling Ordinance”, requiring affected construction and demolition projects to divert C&D debris from landfills. The new TDS C&D recycling facility can process between 25 and 50 tons of waste per hour and is achieving between 60% and 70% diversion for beneficial reuse, which exceeds the ordinance’s minimum 50% diversion requirement.
The City ordinance also requires general contractors to prove compliance and submit records confirming the tons of debris reused or recycled and the tons landfilled, in a recycling report. Affected general contractors’ failure to provide these reports, may be subject to a Class C misdemeanor and fines up to $500 per day, per offense. To support these general contractors, TDS uses industry leading technology, experienced staff and all on-site resources to support the efforts of private businesses to achieve their waste processing goals. This industry leading processing incorporates automation technology that allows customers to easily access data, report recycling information, ensure compliance with the City of Austin C&D ordinance, and even earn certain certifications, including LEED certification.
Texas Disposal Systems has provided C&D recycling, since 2007. To meet the growing demand of development and construction in Central Texas and following Austin’s enactment of the Construction and Demolition Recycling Ordinance, in 2015, TDS began planning for the future. Meeting with waste providers and equipment manufacturers across the nation, TDS identified best practices and new technology, which would keep up with processing demands.
Construction for the new facility began in 2023 after several years of committed research, design and planning. According to TDS vice president of business development Adam Gregory, this facility was specifically designed to increase the potential for recycling and waste diversion in Central Texas. “Our team saw the rapid expansion happening throughout Central Texas and realized the volume of construction that would be required as our communities and the greater Austin economy continued to expand,” Gregory said. “We envisioned this facility as an innovative, tech-driven resource for companies who were laying strong foundations throughout our communities, and who wanted to do it in the most sustainable way possible. We are proud of the work we’ve done to build the region’s most comprehensive waste processing facility so we can continue to support growth and development in Central Texas and beyond.”
Texas Disposal System’s new C&D facility is completely vertically integrated, which also significantly reduces the carbon emissions related to the transport of materials to their final destination at a recycling facility. Once the materials are brought on-site to the Creedmoor C&D processing facility, TDS sends all acceptable recyclable materials to be processed within the appropriate on-site facilities to avoid generating an additional carbon footprint by shipping or transporting the recyclable materials to offsite processors.
There are four recycling facilities on site for final processing. These are a Materials Recovery Facility, a Concrete and Aggregate recycling facility, a scrap metal recycling facility, and an active windrow and static pile composting facility. Additionally, the TDSL award winning landfill is on site. This means all materials, once sorted at the new C&D processing facility are sent to facilities on the same property for the next stage of processing.
For information on Austin’s Construction and Demolition Recycling Ordinance, please visit: www.austintexas.gov/cd#.