Centennial's a Green Business Award Finalist!

A couple of months ago, we showed you the world’s first train bridges made from recycled structural composite (RSC) built for the US Army Transportation School at Ft. Eustis. Now, we’re honored that the Washington Business Journal has named Centennial as a finalist in its Green Business Awards- Green Invention category.

Centennial worked with RSC manufacturer, Axion International as well as Parsons Brinckerhoff, Innovative Green Solutions and English Construction Company to complete the project. RSC, which is comprised entirely of post-consumer recycled plastic such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, disposable coffee cups and industrial plastics (car bumpers and computer casings) was invented by scientists at Rutgers University in New Jersey who melted the different types of plastic in a precise formula creating a material stronger and more durable than any recycled plastic.

The material proved to be very similar to working with conventional materials such as wood or steel. It does not leach any toxins into the environment which will also protect the local wildlife and people who come in contact with the bridges. Using RSC on these two bridges kept 334,000 pounds of material out of landfills and saved more than 50,000 gallons of gasoline and 496 metric tons of greenhouse gases.

The Washington Business Journal will announce the category winners at a breakfast honoring the finalists on September 24th.