The Benefits of Recycling

There are many reasons to recycle at RoXsand:

1. Using recycled products reduces dependency on virgin materials
2. Ensures that precious landfill space is not taken up by non-degradable material
3. Our dumping fees are less expensive than those charged at landfills
4. We are conveniently located right off the freeway, away from homes and schools.
5. Our material meets and exceeds State of California Requirements.

Many people don’t realize that recycling concrete and asphalt helps the environment. We want everyone to know that RoXsand is the place to take your old piles of concrete and asphalt. RoXsand is recycling.

Here are some interesting facts about Recycling:

• When structures made of concrete are to be demolished, concrete recycling is an increasingly common method of disposing of the rubble. Concrete debris was once routinely shipped to landfills for disposal, but recycling has a number of benefits that have made it a more attractive option in this age of greater environmental awareness, more environmental laws, and the desire to keep construction costs down. 

• While Americans are accustomed to thinking about recycling their newspapers and beverage containers, the most widely recycled product in terms of both percentage and tonnage is actually asphalt pavement. 

• Recycling is the practice of recovering used materials from the waste stream and then incorporating those same materials into the manufacturing process.

• Successful recycling also depends on manufacturers making products from recovered materials and, in turn, consumers purchasing products made of recycled materials. Do our part--"close the loop" and buy products made of recycled materials whenever possible. 

• 80% of the asphalt pavement that is removed each year during widening and resurfacing projects is reused as part of new roads, roadbeds, shoulders, and embankments.

If you would like more information about recycling concrete & asphalt please visit these websites:

San Luis Obispo County Intergrated Waste Management Authority

California Intergrated Waste Management Board

Santa Barbara County Waste Reduction Program