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  • Home
  • Membership
    • Producer Membership
    • Associate Membership
    • Clean Fill (CCDD) Membership
    • Student Membership
    • Committee Membership
  • Learn More
    • About the IAAP >
      • Board of Directors, Staff and Committee Organization
      • History
    • What Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Do For You
    • For educators >
      • Rocks, Minerals & Mining workshop for Illinois teachers
      • Resources for teachers
      • Teaching Enhancement Grant
    • For students >
      • Education Foundation Scholarship
    • Working in the industry
    • Advocacy and industry topics >
      • Permission to Mine
      • Safety and Health
      • Environmental
      • Sustainability
      • Economic Benefits
      • Trucks & Traffic
      • Noise
      • Clean Construction & Demolition Debris Disposal
    • Community resources >
      • For Members
      • For general public
  • Find products
    • Stone, sand, gravel or industrial minerals
    • Goods and Services for Industry
    • Agricultural Lime
    • Safety Slogan T-shirts order
  • News and events
    • What's happening
    • Register for upcoming events
    • Update Newsletter
    • Convention & Safety Conference
    • Golf Outing
    • Rocks Minerals Mining workshop for Illinois teachers
  • Member Resources
    • Emerging Leaders Program
    • Committees >
      • Safety Committee
      • Environmental Committee
      • PIE Committee
      • Sustainability Committee >
        • Sustainability Fieldtrips
      • Specifications / Technical Committee
      • Legislative Committee
      • Board of Directors
    • Awards and Certificates >
      • Rock Solid Safety
      • Innovative Safety
      • Community Relations
      • Environmental Excellence
      • Sustainability Award
      • Industry Leadership
      • Mining New Members
    • Sales Tax Exemption for Mining Equipment
    • Permitting and Certification Program Guidance
    • Resource Bank
    • Webinars and videos
    • Insurance Safety Group
    • Student Members Seeking Career or Internship Opportunities
  • Contact Us & password help
Harrison School students planting a pollinator garden at Vulcan's Macon County Sand & Gravel
Fairmount Santrol - Wedron Silica sponsors programs at Harding Grade School
Mined land reclamation at Hanson Material Service mine in Fairmount
Bradley University engineering students visiting Pekin Sand & Gravel

Sustainability

The industry is committed to supplying quality, cost-effective construction aggregate and industrial mineral materials and has embraced recycling of concrete and asphalt as well as utilizing fines materials that would otherwise be considered waste. Some aggregate mines are accepting clean construction and demolition debris and soil as fill thus diverting these materials from landfills.

Mining companies provide jobs, tax revenue and support for local communities. They are committed to educating the public about why aggregates are essential to our standard of living and can be removed from the Earth in a sustainable, responsible, and environmentally sound manner.

Mined land remains valuable. Once reclaimed, sand & gravel mines and stone quarries are converted to another useful purpose. Some become water reservoirs or recreational lakes and can be utilized for flood control. Others become community parks, wildlife habitat, agricultural fields, forest, or converted to attractive subdivisions for residential homes and businesses. A fine example of mine reclamation benefiting the local community can be found on the southwest side of Chicago.  Palmisano Park was once Sterns Quarry and is now maintained by the Chicago Park District.
Self-Assessment Guide to Sustainable Commerce

Examples of mining company sustainability efforts 
​Vulcan Materials sustainable partnerships
Hanson Material Service achieves Energy Star Challenge
Sustainability case study: Fairmount Minerals
Benefits realized in converting primary crusher from diesel power to electricity at Charleston Stone Company
Implementation Links
ASTM Sustainability Standards
Global Reporting Initiative
GRI Board Mining and Metals Sector Supplement
International Standard ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on Social Responsibility
OSHA Sustainability in the Workplace
Education Links
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Illinois' Smart Energy Design Assistance Program
United Nations Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future, dated March 20, 1987. (Also found here.)
Dow Jones Sustainability Index
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association
​Awards and Certifications
​IAAP Sustainability Award
Wildlife Habitat Council Certification
​NSSGA Environmental
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Springfield, IL 62704
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