The right time for concrete recycling
02.04.2025If you work in demolition or construction, you know the problem all too well – concrete waste builds up fast. The more you demolish, the bigger the stockpiles get, taking up valuable space, increasing handling costs, and complicating logistics.
Concrete recycling on site
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The solution? Don’t wait. Recycle immediately. Every day that concrete waste sits unused, it represents lost money and wasted resources. By crushing it on-site, you instantly reduce its volume, transforming bulky debris into valuable material.
Construction waste becomes valuable material
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But why is reducing the volume so important?
- Turn waste into hardcore material – Once crushed, concrete can be repurposed for backfills, road foundations, drainage layers, or even new construction projects. No need to purchase new materials when you already have everything on-site.
- Optimize transport efficiency – Loose rubble takes up too much space in a truck, often leading to multiple trips and higher fuel costs. Crushed material is compact and denser, allowing you to transport more per load, saving both time and money. Whether you're moving material to another site or selling it, a full truck is a profitable truck.
- Eliminating the cost of transport to the landfill and the expense of purchasing materials for subbases is not only highly profitable for the builder but also an environmentally friendly practice. In fact, carrying out the recycling process with an excavator, which is often already present on-site, by simply attaching an MB Crusher Bucket is an extremely straightforward operation. It requires just one machine and a single operator, making this type of work easy, quick, and versatile.
Bucket crusher BF90.3, mounted on a Volvo EC210 excavator
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MB Crusher units in use
One of our customers is proving this every day. Using an MB Crusher BF90.3 mounted on a Volvo EC210, he efficiently crushes reinforced concrete on-site, separates the rebar with the MB 24 V Iron separator, and produces a clean, reusable aggregate – all in one step.
- No waiting
- No unnecessary transport
- No waste
Stockpiling is not a solution – it’s a costly delay. With MB Crusher, you take control of your materials immediately, cut expenses, boost efficiency, and unlock new opportunities on your job site.