S.O.S. Let's save our soil!
In 60 years, the world could run out of topsoil, a precious non-renewable resource.
The issue of excavated lands and rocks is delicate from a managerial-economic, regulatory, and environmental point of view. The solution, however, exists: recover the largest amount of soil to use it again in the construction site or surrounding areas.
Using MB Crusher attachments installed on heavy equipment already on site, makes material management easier, more sustainable, and economically in terms of time.
What impact do construction sites have in preserving the soil?
Soil is more than just dirt under our feet; it is the foundation upon which the world is built. And for the construction industry, understanding its management is fundamental to ensuring the stability and longevity of structures.
It is essential to understand that excavated land is not simply waste destined for landfill, but can, on the contrary, represent a beneficial resource. Recycling and reuse are the key words.
We return to the soil what belongs to the soil.
In France, near the Gally Gardens, at the western end of the Château de Versailles, a 20,000 lbs. Mecalac excavator is at work in a materials storage area. An MB-S10 Screening Bucket is attached to the excavator's boom.
Joël Fauvel, Deputy Director of the Department of Gardens at Trianon and Marly explains that they needed to sift through the excavated material to produce soil and compost for use in the flower beds and lawns of the gardens.
Without MB Crusher: gardeners had to manually load the soil onto a mechanical sieve fixed on a frame.
With MB Crusher: thanks to the Screening Bucket of MB Crusher, the separation of materials is considerably easier and faster."
Fauvel adds: “The crucial point is that the soil processed with MB's screening bucket contains far fewer weed roots, which is essential for its reuse.
What comes from the ground, comes back to the ground, this time much cleaner.”
Everything goes back to where it came from
In a small Peruvian community – El Porvenir – there were up to 9 miles to be filled during the installation of aqueducts and sewage networks. Filling them using the same excavated material represents a gain not only for the construction site but above all for the environment.
Even if the material was wet, given the rainy season, the problem was solved by installing an MB Crusher MB-HDS212 Padding Bucket on a Bobcat mini-excavator already on site.
The benefits were numerous:
- Eliminated the need to purchase filling materials,
- Reduced truck traffic entering and leaving the construction site
- The soil extravated, once cleaned, is repositioned in its original place.
Which is better, a screening bucket or a padding bucket?
Avoid the landfill pit
During the excavation, excavated soil is often mixed with branches, stones, roots and other contaminants. But why send everything to a landfill when the MB-HDS Padding Bucket can easily separate impurities from the earth and reuse it while saving money?
One of our customers in Germany had this problem: the nearest landfill, where he could take the excavated soil, was 22 miles away. In addition to landfill fees, it also required time, personnel, and transportation costs. The solution was found in the MB Crusher Padding Bucket.
Our customer was able to:
- Separate the excavated material, soil, from stones and roots
- Save time
- Eliminate landfill and personnel costs.