When we talk about fishing and being in the outdoors, waste removal, disposal and recycling won’t come up much in the conversation. We enjoy the clean air and water which holds our quarry, not considering the orchestrated work taking place for fish habitat and the environment by waste recovery companies like K.Hoving companies in West Chicago, Illinois.
We toss our trash in the can or roll-off at work, or maybe that roof we recently had to replace got tossed in a dumpster. Off to a landfill right? What about that old siding, doors, concrete, and windows we threw out? Or the old office building that got torn down, doesn’t that go to the dump anymore?
The days of filling dumpsters and hauling them off to the landfill are fading fast. The industry leaders and environmentally conscious firms have taken waste removal and disposal to a whole new….. Green level.
Re-use is the buzz word in the industry
for separating/sorting and recycling. Garbage created from home/construction waste is no exception. To save landfill space and protect our environment, a great deal of time and effort is balanced to safely and cost effectively sort and separate the majority of volume of debris, for recycling. This is good for all things outdoors.
So what does this have to do with fishing, let alone fish habitat you ask? There is one company that has taken the lead in fish habitat restoration, as the preferred Green supplier of post consumer PVC. K.Hoving companies in West Chicago,Illinois has teamed up with fishiding.com to reclaim post consumer PVC siding for fish habitat.
A short meeting over lunch was all it took to see the passion, owner Ken Hoving has for efficient, Eco-friendly, green solutions to unwanted materials destined for landfills. (The fact that he has a pond up north and stocks fish didn’t hurt anything either.) His companies have been at the forefront of green recycling and disposal in the Chicago land area. They currently recycle over 75% of the construction waste that they receive at their facility.
As a fisherman and pond owner, Ken understands the importance of water quality, forage and habitat for a balanced aquatic environment. He understands the need to replenish and replace lost habitat in our nation’s waterways, parks and wetlands. Leaving as small as an environmental footprint as possible, going Green is for all creatures, including animals, people and fish alike.
See the dozens of unique artificial fish habitat models, fish attractors and fish cover used at fishiding.com, the industry leader and only science based, man made and artificial fish habitat, proven to provide all fish with cover they prefer to prosper.
Fishiding artificial fish attractors are made from reclaimed PVC siding, various mouldings and related accessories. The patented process seems fairly simple, but extremely effective. The material is gathered and grouped, cut to size and washed, with the material then being cut lengthwise, creating pieces ranging from 1/4″ to 4″ wide.
A bundle of this material is then stood on end and cemented into a PVC drain tile container. When cement is dry, individual “limbs” of siding can be bent down at various angles to create a free-form artificial fish attractor, similar to an artificial Christmas tree. Algae forms quickly on the textured surface, starting the beginning of the food chain.
We discussed ways K.Hoving could help separate and supply fishiding.com with needed pvc material. Ken asked about volume, how much do we need and how often? KJ asked about delivery access, do you have room for a large container, can we access after hours? These guys know their business and are willing to put forth the effort for the fish and fish habitat.
What the guys at K.Hoving devised was a plan to pull PVC material from their loads and stack it back into a dumpster for delivery to fishiding.com headquarters, 60 miles northwest just outside Woodstock, Illinois. This process takes place on an ongoing basis, with a constant flow of material, saved from the landfill and destined to find a re-use.
Kind of ironic that a product used to protect humans in their homes potentialy from predators, can be used to do the same for fish when it’s no longer wanted above water.
Currently, K.Hoving is the only recycling and disposal company in Illinois, possibly the nation, working hand in hand with a fish attractor or fish habitat producer. Many corporate sponsors are involved in The National Fish Habitat Action Plan to reclaim lost fish habitat in our Nation’s waterways. See how K.Hoving Companies can help you with your next project. Don’t forget to ask Ken how the fish in his pond like their new siding. Fishiding.
Right now K.Hoving is recycling over 75% of all construction material brought to their recycling facility! They offer LEED Certification documentation for any LEED recycling project in their service area.
