The Utility Source May 2022 | Page 12

The tasks behind maintaining roads involve removing the old asphalt and laying down a new layer . Recycling old materials requires taking time to crush everything down to usable size . Now , the question is : how do you speed up this process ?
In Austria , an earthmoving and logistics company owns a stationary plant to produce gravel and sand . Meanwhile , in their recycling centre , they collect and recycle C & D waste and asphalt from their construction sites and use it as recycled aggregate . To get this done , they installed a BF80.3 crusher bucket on their excavator , replacing their stationary crusher for the practicality of a moving unit . Allowing the company to produce material of different output sizes independently and simplifying their maintenance also reduces costs and saves time . Video : https :// vimeo . com / 703683073
If you consider that asphalt can be recycled repeatedly and that RAP is suitable for areas with heavy
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