We can’t wait to see you in Bonita Springs! Read more below about some convention highlights to plan your conference experience better. 

If you haven’t registered yet, head to the conference website. Hurry! Today is your final chance to secure your spot.

The Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) proudly recognizes excellence in the C&D industry by announcing its 2024 Awards recipients. Congratulations to:

• Ray Kvedaras, inducted into the Hall of Fame
• GreenWay Recycling, Recycler of the Year
• Dan Horton, Member of the Year
• Brandon Lapsys, President’s Award Recipient

The CDRA is grateful for the tireless efforts of our award winners in their constant commitment to the association and the construction and demolition recycling industry. Read the full press release here.

Athens Services is a local, family-owned waste collection and recycling company fixture in the greater Los Angeles community for the past 60 years. They provide innovative, consistent, and quality environmental services to more than  250,000 customers. Athens diverts valuable resources from landfills through reuse, recycling, and composting. At the core of their success is The Athens Way, a business philosophy that underscores a company culture that:

• Emphasizes superior customer service;
• Respect and celebrate employees and promote workplace safety; and
• Embraces environmental stewardship through clean technology to increase recycling and landfill diversion.

Founded by Jack Arakelian in 1957 as a trash hauling company with just two trucks, Athens Services is the largest privately held environmental services company in Southern California today. With more than a quarter of a million customers in 50 cities and county areas, a fleet of more than 900 vehicles, and a portfolio of facilities that includes two state-of-the-art materials recovery facilities, Athens Services’ future is as bright as its storied past. Learn more about Athens Services here.

CDRA has long honored and recognized leaders in the C&D industry who show dedication to safe practices, and we’d like to start with the 2024 Best Practices in Safety Awards. The CDRA has created the Best Practices in Safety Award program to recognize those companies that have achieved a high level of safety management:

Silver Winners

• Construction and Demolition Recycling, Inc.
• Rockwood Sustainable Solutions

Gold Winners

• Arcosa Crushed Concrete
• Champion Waste & Recycling Services
• Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc.
• Dem-Con Companies
• JR Ramon Demolition
• Lautenbach Recycling
• Michael Brothers Companies
• Mount Materials
• Posillico Materials
• Premier Recycle Company
• ReSource Waste Services
• Southwind RAS, LLC
• van der Linde Recycling

Congratulations to all of our awards winners. Read the full article on our Safety Awards and winners here.

CDRA members, you’re invited to attend Waste Expo 2024, which will be held from May 6-9 in Las Vegas, NV! And the CDRA will be there, too. Stop by booth 1613 to learn what our volunteers and colleagues have been up to lately. More details are coming soon! For now, we encourage you to pencil in these dates and consider joining us in Vegas.

C&D World 2024 puts operations in the spotlight: The educational program for the 2024 edition of C&D World, hosted by the Chicago-based Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA), will focus considerable attention on the sorting and processing of mixed construction and demolition (C&D) materials.

COR Disposal and Recycling: Laying the Groundwork for a Circular Economy: As a full-suite materials management company, COR Disposal & Recycling continues to grow by expanding its MRFs, strengthening its partnerships around the region, investing in employees, and developing a circular economy campus where they will be incubating innovative business startups using waste products as raw material to create innovative products.

Establishing a New Generation at Athens Services: At Athens, “family-owned and operated” is more than just a saying. It is a dedication to family values and a commitment to helping our team members thrive. Meet Operations Manager Juan and Junior Route Auditor Cristian Arias, a father-son duo based out of Athens’ LA North truck yard in Pacoima.