Hurricane Sandy

AshBritt > Debris > Hurricane Sandy

Project Detailsx

Response Date: March 2013

Location:69 Jurisdictions throughout the States of New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, and Virginia

Key Factsx

Hauled 64,891 loads of debris
Utilized 1,755 certified operational vehicles
Employed and managed 94 subcontractors, 70 of which were domiciled in NJ
Deployed 36 Tree crews to remove 5,000 hazardous trees and 45,000 dangerous hanging limbs
Removed and disposed of 2,900 drums (55gal) of HHW
Collected, hauled and processed 60 tons of e-waste
Collected, hauled and processed 20,000 white goods – 5,000 contained Freon, all were delivered to local recycling centers
Utilized multiple sand screening machines to screen 200,000 cubic yards of sand that was washed from the beaches into the public streets
Located, established and operated a vessel aggregation area for 42 sunken or submerged vessels recovered by AshBritt.

Overview

AshBritt was activated by the state of New Jersey and 53 municipalities. AshBritt identified and designated collection zones in each municipal jurisdiction. We sourced, retained and assigned subcontractors for all collection zones. We developed, staffed and operated 42 DMS sites throughout the affected areas and collected and hauled 3,000,000 cubic yards of debris in 90 days. In total 3,171,531 cubic yards removed, managed, processed and disposed.