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Am I the only one who remembers dumping slag into the pit?
We used to toss all the slag into a big pit. No recycling, just let it sit. Now we have to separate and reuse what we can. It's better for the land, but it sure adds steps to the job.
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nora_lewis6mo ago
Man, my friend Greg used to work at an old plant. He told me about finding that same kind of pit, totally overgrown, while they were surveying land for a new lot. He said you could still see the weird, glassy chunks and orange streaks in the dirt from the old slag. They had to do a whole cleanup before they could even start building.
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jesse_williams626mo ago
Those old industrial sites are a real headache. I've seen similar stuff around here where they're trying to build new housing. You dig a few feet down and hit a layer of that weird baked dirt and junk. It's never just a simple fix either, always turns into a whole environmental thing. Adds a crazy amount to the budget and timeline.
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maxt956mo ago
But have you thought about how sometimes that cleanup can actually save money down the line, @jesse_williams62? I saw a project where they did full soil testing before buying the land, so they knew the exact cost. It got built into the loan from the start, no nasty surprises. That seems smarter than just hoping for the best and then watching the budget blow up later.
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