Recycling offers profit potential, but you need to weigh the risks vs. the rewards. These days contractors are squeezed from every angle. Intense competition for available work erodes margins; materials and fuel costs continue to escalate; and uncertainty still clouds the future. To succeed you must carefully scrutinize every aspect of your business and differentiate your offerings. In this environment, recycling continues to gain traction. There are viable markets for recycled products ranging from asphalt shingles to concrete, asphalt and wood. The trick is to identify the potential revenue streams and then calculate the costs of the equipment and labor required to turn the waste stream into a saleable product. You must carefully weigh the risk vs. rewards. But a number of contractors have already proven that materials once headed to the landfill can actually be converted into profitable, environmentally sensible products.
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