2400 W. Oxford Ave.

Englewood, CO 80110

303-762-1160

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Features - Largest Recycled Aggregates Producers

The South claims a strong presence on our list of the top 20 largest recycled aggregates producers in the United States.

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DIRT TALK

Oxford Recycling: How this pioneering Colorado company overcame challenges to succeed as a material supplier.

When Francis Kent opened Oxford Recycling on West Oxford Avenue in Englewood back in 1979, it was the first construction-related recycling facility in Colorado. Being first is often a good thing. but it also brings unique challenges.

“In the beginning, our job was more about selling the concept of recycling than actually recycling material,” recalled Francis’ son and current Owner/President John Kent. "We had to explain to road builders, demolition contractors and others what recycling was and how it would benefit them. On the intake side, it was a fairly easy sales pitch – bring your concrete waste to us because we're half the cost of dumping it in a landfill, with a side benefit being it will help extend the operational lives of our landfills.

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GREEN BUILDING

How contractors can grow and profit by minimizing the environmental impact of construction projects

When Francis Kent began recycling paving material nearly 30 years ago, he had to convince a lot of people the products made from crushed concrete and asphalt were an acceptable alternative to the construction building materials that come out of a conventional quarry.

"In the early 1980s, recycling wasn’t fashionable,” said John Kent, who joined his father in the family business and is now President of Oxford Recycling. “We had to fight to establish ourselves and prove to various municipalities and contractors that just because our product is recycled, that doesn’t mean it’s not as good as a virgin product. It meets required specs, and in fact, often exceeds them. But back then, we had a terrible time trying to convince people of that.”

Eventually the practice caught on and the Kents today are running a large operation that sees upward of 1,000 trucks per day either delivering or picking up product. They’ve added tree grinding to their operation, producing valuable mulch from what formerly may have been landfilled, burned or buried.

The rest of the construction industry is fast approaching the Kents’ lead in what’s rapidly becoming known as “green building,” “sustainable design” or other terms that point to the idea of minimizing environmental impact through reducing the consumption of nonrenewable resources and waste.

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Oxford Recycling, Inc.

2400 W. Oxford Ave.

Englewood, CO 80110

303-762-1160

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