Client:
The Tennessee Stadium Group

Recycling Consultant:
Wilmot & Associates

Project Details:
A redevelopment project to build a 67,000 seat, open air, state-of-the-art NFL stadium on an area occupied by old warehouses, light industrial facilities and small businesses where most of the structures had concrete foundations, retaining walls, masonry load-bearing exterior walls and steel roof structures.

Waste Minimisation Measures Highlights:

Design for reuse

• Salvage material from buildings before demolition to maximise material recovery
• Develop specification for the use of recycled products in new buildings
• Control material properly to create immediate need for the processed materials
• Test and certify recycled demolition materials to ensure high standards and performance

Waste management

• Allocate areas to store and process materials
• Maximise material recycling
• Crush concrete, brick and block on-site for structural fill

Education and training

• Encourage all staff to recycle materials and inform them the benefits of recycling

Outcomes:

• US$421,000 hauling costs and dump fees saved by recycling
• US$508,000 saved by not purchasing crushed stone as raw material
• A salvage revenue of US$120,000
• Gained a great deal of news exposure and positive recognition both locally and nationally