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"One of the biggest construction projects in Sacramento history is also turning into one of the biggest recycling projects, as crews move tens of thousands of tons of demolition debris from Downtown Plaza.Turner Construction, which is building the new sports arena for the Kings, aims to recycle at least 90 percent of demolition and construction debris.Watch report: Downtown Plaza demolition progresses quicklyThe materials include concrete, steel, metals, drywall and wood and they\u2019re being separated into piles on the site, then trucked to waste management companies.\u201CIt\u2019s one of the things that we want to do, recycling and reuse is a main part of our company culture, so it\u2019s good to be part of it,\u201D said Gary Ralls, the project executive for Turner Construction.The group that owns the Sacramento Kings is hoping to get Leed gold certification for the new arena, one of the highest \u201Cgreen\u201D building designations that a project can get.The site of the former men\u2019s Macy\u2019s store will start to come down next week and the mall should be fully demolished by the end of September, Ralls said.After that, crews will dig a giant hole and then start driving piles; they hope to start installing the steel structure for the arena in February, Ralls said.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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