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EPA releases report explaining how recycling can combat climate change The US Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that points out steps that people can take to reduce the amount of emissions. The report, titled “Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices,” finds that 42 percent of US greenhouse…Read moreRead more

Dig A Crusher MD completes epic charity cycle ride. As regular readers will know, Dig A Crusher managing director has just spent the past seven days cycling from the Northernmost to the Southernmost tip of his native Ireland to raise money for the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity. Saddle sore and weary, Sean has just…Read moreRead more

Angelo State University Hall implosion delayed following discovery of asbestos. The implosion of University Hall on the Angelo State University campus has been delayed because of the discovery of additional asbestos that must be removed first. The former residence hall popularly known as the Women’s High Rise, was scheduled for demolition by implosion on 20…Read moreRead more

Could the demolition of James May’s Lego house be the easiest demolition job ever? Back in August, BBC Top Gear presenter and toy fanatic James May and a group of willing volunteers built a house entirely from Lego which May then lived in. However, the two-storey building – complete with staircase, toilet and shower –…Read moreRead more

Volume of responses force Defra to delay revised waste exemption rules. For just over a year, The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Welsh Assembly Government and the Environment Agency have been undertaking a review of the waste exemptions from environmental permitting. The aim of the review was to provide a more…Read moreRead more

Equipment thieves have made off with $39,000 worth of equipment from Naval Station. A demolition crew from Northwest Demolition and Dismantling returned to the Centerville Beach Naval Station in California on Monday and found that a skid steer loader, a trailer and a generator were missing from the property, according to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s…Read moreRead more

Video showing implosion of a pair of 115 metre high chimneys in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Texas Stadium implosion decision now imminent. As thousands of Dallas Cowboys fans turn their attention to the new $1.15 billion stadium in Arlington, officials in Irving are hoping to send the team’s former home out with a bang. Literally. The City Council is expected to consider awarding a $5.8 million demolition contract – a contract…Read moreRead more

Dutch access platform manufacturer produces demolition-specific scissor lift. Imagine the contractor/manufacturer meeting that led to the creation of what we believe to be the world’s first demolition-specification Mobile Elevating Work Platform: Contractor: Hi, I need a scissor lift. Manufacturer: Well you came to the right place Sir. Were you looking for anything in particular? Contractor:…Read moreRead more

A New Zealand man has died after a fuel tank he was dismantling exploded. Kenneth Joseph Crown, 55, a metal recycler from Hamilton, died on Tuesday when he was struck by a flying lid after the disused petroleum tank he was dismantling with welding gear exploded. Crown was working as a contractor for CMA Recycling…Read moreRead more