Long Beach delays recycling project

Recycling Today, May, 2005

The City Council of Long Beach Calif., has delayed the approval of a proposed asphalt and concrete crushing facility in light of local opposition to the project, according to a report in the Long Beach Press Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.).

The council has requested a full environmental impact report on the project, which the Press Telegram reports will delay it by at least six months.

Hanson Aggregates, a division of London-based building materials company Hanson PLC, with a North American headquarters in Irving, Texas, proposed the project. If approved, the company will crush asphalt and concrete on the 4-acre site near the Long Beach Airport for use in road base.