Debris to be Recycled
Hillsboro Union High School has been and demolished and announced to be recycled. The demolition crew had been tackling this project and wraps it all up last month.
Now, the debris or materials that remain on this school after the demolition will be recycled. Estimated percentage of the said reusing of material is 95% since it will be recycled from the wood floors to its concrete. Concrete are to be use as gravel and backfill.
But the materials that are contaminated by the toxic material, asbestos, will all be taken to a local landfill for its safe disposal. Asbestos is believed to be a carcinogen and can cause aggressive illnesses such as mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects less than 3,000 American each year and the sad thing is, the majority of the mesothelioma patients loss their battle with this traitor illness due to its late symptoms and diagnosis.
The overall budget for the asbestos contaminated clean-up of the school is about $150,000.
Reference: Asbestos-laden building, nearly a century old, will be recycled