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Sand Processing at RRC is accomplished by rotary attrition, heat and manual screening. After processing the molding and core sands they are used for many different Michigan DEQ approved uses. Many different products are produced from recycled foundry sand including asphalt, soils, liner cover, remediation media and fill material. Sand is RRC's main reason for existence, finding ways to responsibly reuse molding sands and saving virgin sand sources for the future are our goals.
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Alternate Daily Cover is another popular way to reuse foundry sand. Each day landfills must cover that days garbage with sand to contain the paper and plastic in the event it gets windy. Many landfills utilize foundry sand for Alternate Daily Cover as well as saw dust and other contaminated soils. Because RRC hauls sand for so many foundries we can offer landfills a reliable stream of spent foundry sand for use as daily cover in lieu of buying virgin sand. This has allowed RRC to lower cost for many foundries and saves thousands of tons of virgin sands a year. Although Alternate Daily Cover is a low tech reuse it is a viable and reliable reuse of the materials.
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