Common Questions About Environmental Topics

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
4 mins to read

6 Reasons why you should get a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

We cover the top 6 reasons why you should always get a Phase I ESA. For most people, getting a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a given. There's usually no room for argument, because either...

SPCC Plans
7 mins to read

Are precast concrete plant environmental regulations the same as other types of concrete plants?

Learn how precast concrete plants deal with environmental regulations compared to ready mix operations. Environmental regulations can differ wildly from facility to facility, from industry to...

SPCC Plans
3 mins to read

Top 7 Things to Know About Used Oil Regulations

Previously, I wrote about used oil vs waste oil. If you’re still not clear on the difference between used oil and waste oil, read this. It’s critical you know and understand the difference between...

Sustainability
5 mins to read

Chase & PNC Bank's Sustainability Program Shortcomings

A lot of companies these days are jumping on the sustainability bandwagon. Some are doing great jobs at it, and are really changing their organizations and industries, while others are just giving it...

Sustainability
4 mins to read

Is concrete hazardous waste? Is concrete a hazardous material?

I get the question on is concrete hazardous waste a lot, and while the answer seems pretty clear to me, for some reason, it keeps coming up. Let's take the question of is concrete a hazardous waste,...

TRI Reporting
9 mins to read

The FACTS on TRI Reporting at Concrete Plants

Whether you run a ready mix concrete, brick & block, or precast concrete plant, here's the TRI Reporting information you need to know. Every year around this time, like clockwork, our voicemails &...

Sustainability
4 mins to read

Concrete Environmental Issues & The Ideal Concrete Plant

About a month ago, I was talking to a precast producer about his new environmental management system, and how it was impacting his operation. He said his costs had dropped slightly, his regulators...

Sustainability
4 mins to read

8 Environmental Issues That Could Change in 2012

The other week I was flipping through an old magazine in a doctor's office, and it was discussing the hot environmental issues of... 2007! It's funny, so much has changed, but really, we're all still...

Sustainability
2 mins to read

Is transparent concrete sustainable? Concrete can add to sustainability

I read an amazing article (the link is at the bottom of the page) today about a concrete block that contains optical fiber strands that actually let an amazing amount of light transmit through. The...

Sustainability
3 mins to read

Concrete Recycling & Concrete Reclaiming Part 2

Last week, I wrote about some of the low tech ways of dealing with returned concrete, as well as hardened concrete recycling (creating recycled concrete aggregate). Check it out here. In this blog,...

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