Integrated C&D Recycling System

Materials We Recycle

Hover over the material listed below for more information on what we recycle.

• Ferrous Metals

  Iron, Steel. This material is separated and sent to local scrap metal processors and recycled.

• Non-Ferrous Metals

  Copper, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Brass, Tin, Lead. This material is separated and sent to local scrap metal processors and recycled.

• Concrete

  Blocks, foundations, footings, driveways, This material is recycled into an aggregate product.

• Asphalt

  Road, driveway, parking lots. This material is recycled into a recycled asphalt product.

• Wood

  Clean dimensional lumber, pallets.

• Asphalt Shingles

  New roofing residuals and old tear-off roofing shingles. We process these materials into a recycled product for use in asphalt pavement projects.

• Corrugated Cardboard

  Clean, uncontaminated cardboard; packaging. This material is separated and sent to local paper/fiber recyclers.

• Vinyl

  Vinyl siding, gutters. This material is separated and sent to local vinyl recyclers.

• Fines

  Dirt, small fragments from debris. This material is screened and when mixed with dirt and managed appropriately, this material can be beneficially used as landfill daily cover material.

SKB believes wholeheartedly in the recycling and processing of waste. SKB Recycling’s system allows for the efficient, economical recovery of numerous resources and diverting valuable materials from the waste stream saves precious landfill airspace and reduces the need for virgin resources. Materials such as corrugated cardboard, concrete, brick, vinyl siding, ferrous and non-ferrous metals are separated from the waste stream and recycled. Shingle waste is processed and ground for use as recycled material in asphalt road projects. Separated wood is either recycled or used as a biomass fuel product. All residual waste is disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner. See the information on this page to find out more about the materials we recycle.

SKB Recycling’s Integrated C&D Recycling System is unique in that we have multiple facilities conveniently located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, which offers our customers the ability to efficiently route their loads—reducing transportation time, fuel costs, and greenhouse gas emissions. Loads delivered to the facilities in SKB's integrated C&D Recycling system meet the requirements for the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED Program certification, Minnesota's Sustainable Building Guidelines (B3), and other Green Building programs.

SKB has been integrally involved in the development of regulations and best management practices that ensure that the recycling, processing, and end use of this waste stream is done in an environmentally responsible manner - thus ensuring the stable long-term viability of C&D recycling.