C&D World; CDRA Convention Feature Record Attendance

The Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) announced that C&D World 2025, held March 11-14 in Dallas, reached a new milestone with more than 500 attendees and nearly 55 exhibitors. The event brought together top executives and attendees from across the globe to share knowledge and identify solutions for challenges faced by construction and demolition (C&D) recyclers. “We were thrilled with…

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Promoting Recycled Aggregates

Aggregate Recycling Committee Ready To Tackle Industry’s Challenges. By Terri Ward By weight, concrete and asphalt are the most recycled materials in North America. This success is attributed to the technology available to process these materials and the economic viability of the marketplace. Recycling aggregates also aligns with society’s recent calls to decarbonize the transportation and construction sectors, further promoting…

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C&D World

March 12, 2025 – The Construction and Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) kicked off its C&D World conference and exhibition in Dallas. The opening keynote, “External Forces in the C&D Industry: Smoothing the Way Through Our Complex Environment” by Susan Robinson, Robinson Consulting, moderated by CDRA Executive Director Terri Ward, touched on sustainability, climate change, exceeding expectations and creating stronger and…

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A New Partnership

Recycling Is Central to Aggregate, Concrete and Cement Sustainability Efforts. By Terri Ward This column is the start of a new media partnership between SEMCO publications Rock Products, Concrete Products and Cement Optimized, and our organization – the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) – that will highlight the important role recycling aggregate materials plays in the sustainability efforts of…

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C&D Recycling Industry Quantified at C&D World 2015

More than 70 percent of the Construction and Demolition (C&D) material generated in the United States is recycled, according Dr. Timothy Townsend of the University of Florida, speaking at C&D World 2015, the Annual Meeting of the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA). He added that the area of landfill avoided by recycling this amount of C&D is annually equivalent to more…

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