July 13th was a momentous day for our team. After several months of planning, coordinating, permitting, and construction, we watched our two new biosolids storage buildings go from a set of plans to two fully formed structures. These two additional Calhoun structures sit diagonally from our original pair of buildings, making a total of four on site.
In celebration of their completion, RMI’s three founders along with members of the operations, compliance, sales, and administrative teams gathered together for an official ribbon cutting ceremony on-site. As an unsuspecting guest of honor, Project Manager Wes Wixson of Infrastructure Construction Corporation was surprised with the unveiling of the name of the second building, officially the “Wes E. Wixson Biosolids Storage Building No.2.”
Our group assembled around the entrances of buildings one and two with Co-owners Marty Riehs and Charley Hanson each holding an end of the ribbon. President Shelagh Connelly performed the honorable task of cutting the ribbon, a symbolic act of progress and dedication to responsible and sustainable residuals management.
This site is the only private merchant biosolids storage and processing facility in New Hampshire, and the expansion is something we think is truly worth celebrating. One hundred percent of the biosolids (and all other residuals) that we manage are beneficially reused in our recycling programs to improve the health and quality of local soils. When land applied, biosolids act as a nutrient rich fertilizer high in organic matter and micro-nutrients. They are an excellent source of slow-release nitrogen and are an environmentally sustainable and cost-effective alternative to commercial fertilizers as well as an essential component in our Manufactured Topsoil.
The ability to utilize these two new structures for the processing and management of biosolids is a win all around. This expansion aids in global efforts to divert usable materials from our landfills and provides numerous benefits to the generators and end– users of these materials, as well as to organics recycling efforts throughout the Northeast.
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