ABSTRACT
This chapter analyzes the economics of recycled aggregate in the framework of multiple land use. Recycled aggregates are a substitute for conventional aggregates in many uses. They are differentiated by cost as well as by perception of quality. The chapter examines the issue of land use planning for aggregates. The concept of land use planning as a form of public policy making serves to place it within a larger environmental policy framework. Land use can take many forms; sequential land use and multiple land use are possible solutions allowing a socially optimal policy for aggregate production. Environmental regulation of aggregate recycling is also reduced in comparison with the conventional industry. Aggregate recycling has been carried out on the Lower Mainland since 1983. Recycling of aggregate in the Vancouver area is exclusively market driven, responding to a business opportunity.
