In our business, site decommissioning or demolition is considered to be a constructive part of improving a client’s site. Structure removal clearly reduces liabilities and associated costs and provides our client with a positive asset in the reclaimed facility or land.

Demolition of obsolete or unsafe industrial facilities / sites, will in many cases reduce insurance costs, reduce property taxes, and possible litigation, and diminish potential safety hazards that exist at the present, and in the future. Demolition will also improve the site for beneficial reuse or profitable resale which, in turn, improves the public image of the facility / site and the owner. Throughout the demolition process, many items may be able to be salvaged for recycling and become a benefit to our environment while other items can be disposed of in a proper and responsible manner. Demolition may also be a factor in environmental remediation and in the decommissioning and/or adaptive reuse of a facility / site and T&S has the equipment and experience to handle the job.

T&S Material Processing specializes in the processing of recyclable materials during demolition, environmental remediation, and facility / site decommissioning and/or reuse projects for our clients. Many industrial facilities may have large amounts of some items that are readily able to be recycled, but also some items in small quantities have value for recycling. Depending on the facility or site in question, the value of the recyclable materials may not only pay cleanup costs but also mean some profit to the facility owner. Each facility is a case by case situation. T&S has the needed connections already in place to recycle everything that is possible and to deal with disposal of non-recyclable materials. T&S can do an overview of your facility or site and see how we can best help you and the environment.

The Environmental Work Plan
Facility or site decommissioning and/or adaptive reuse considerations will lead to a client to need an environmental work plan The environmental work plan defines the specifications of the project.

• An initial investigation will include:

1. an environmental assessment
2. a regulatory review
3. an inventory of equipment
4. a building inspection

• The investigation leads to an assessment of options which include:

1. financial concerns
2. environmental goals
3. engineering considerations
4. future use of facility/site

• Once options are evaluated, a management plan is then determined. Implementation of the management plan will include the following:

1. environmental remediation
2. equipment dismantling
3. demolition
4. recycling of harvested materials or proper disposal

Alternatives of delaying action should be well thought out as to possible future ramifications. T&S Material Processing can handle a clients needs from the initial investigation to the completion of the management plan in a timely manner.