Profile: Green Valley Recycling...reducing waste in landfills.

By Susan Regier

Making London greener is a priority for the city – and it has just gotten easier and more economical with Green Valley Recycling, the only construction and demolition material recycler in the city of London.

Construction material tops the list when it comes to unnecessary recyclables going to landfills. “If all construction and demolition material was recycled, landfill sites could reduce the amount of waste by up to 25% very easily,” said Paul Aarts of Green Valley Recycling.

Green Valley Recycling, operated by Aarts and his son, Richard, has been in the works since the Fall of 2003. They have endured the lengthy approval process and are now certified by the Ministry of Environment to operate this recycling facility.

After spending forty years as the owner of a local construction company, Aarts knows the contractors and is quickly growing Green Valley Recycling with their support. He is now targeting businesses and homeowners with his convenient location by offering minimal tipping fees and long operating hours.

Green Valley Recycling is located on fifteen acres at 1200 Green Valley Road, just off Hwy. 401 and Highbury Avenue or Wellington Road. They are open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Screened topsoil is available for sale and woodchips and aggregate materials will be available soon. They accept wood, concrete, block, asphalt, rubble, skids, brick, dirt, shingles, drywall, brush, stumps, and grass.

“Recycling is available and people should take advantage of it…recyclables should not go into landfill sites,” said Aarts. Homeowners are not allowed to place construction and renovation material, such as drywall, lumber, concrete, and shingles at the curbside, therefore Green Valley Recycling is a convenient alternative.

Space is precious at our landfills…it makes good sense to take full advantage of recycling programs to protect our environment. Green Valley Recycling is doing its part by recycling for the future.

For more information, visit www.greenvalleyrecycling.ca.

Susan Regier is the publisher/editor of Networking Today and owner of Vantage One Writing, a professional writing service for businesses. (519) 471-8726 E-mail: susan@vantageone.ca Web site: www.vantageone.ca Published in Networking Today, July 2006.