Jason Haus is the CEO of the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA). Jason Haus of Dem-Con Cos., Shakopee, Minn., who was a speaker at the 2010 C&D Recycling Forum, discusses his presentation on “The Demolition Impact” as well as his takeaways from the 2010 C&D Recycling Forum held in Baltimore in early October.

The CDRA promotes and defends the environmentally sound recycling of the more than 600 million tons of recoverable construction and demolition (C&D) materials generated in the United States annually. These materials include concrete, gypsum drywall, asphalt pavement, wood, shingles, and more. 

Founded in 1994 as the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA), the CDRA represents a diverse group of member companies and agencies from the many construction material recycling sectors and industry specialties active in the United States and Canada. Companies from up and down the value chain, from manufacturers of construction materials to end users of the products created by C&D processors, are also members.

The Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) promotes and defends the environmentally sound recycling of the more than 500 million tons of recoverable construction and demolition (C&D) materials that are generated in the United States annually. These materials include aggregates such as concrete, asphalt, asphalt shingles, gypsum wallboard, wood, and metals. The CDRA represents a diverse group of member companies and agencies from the many C&D materials recycling disciplines and industry specialties active in the United States and other countries.