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Texas Disposal Systems Inc. (TDS), an Austin, Texas-based solid waste collection, processing and disposal company, has completed a multimillion-dollar dedicated construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility in Creedmoor, Texas.
The facility was planned in response to an increased demand for C&D recycling processing for commercial construction companies and residential home builders in Austin and the surrounding central Texas region, the company says.
The C&D processing facility incorporates automation and vertical integration, and processes a variety of materials including concrete, aggregates, untreated wood waste, cardboard, plastic and metal.
In 2015, Austin City Council enacted a Construction and Demolition (C&D) Recycling Ordinance requiring affected 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 percent and 70 percent diversion for beneficial reuse, which exceeds the ordinance’s minimum 50 percent diversion requirement.
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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. To support these general contractors, TDS will provide on-site resources to support the efforts of private businesses to achieve their waste processing goals.
The Creedmoor facility 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 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.
TDS 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 2023 construction began on the new facility after several years of 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 says.
“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.”
TDS’ new C&D facility is vertically integrated to the carbon emissions related to the transport of materials to their final destination at a recycling facility. Four on-site recycling facilities for final processing include a material 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 landfill is on site, which 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.
