Hosted by Lauren McMaster, each episode will see an expert panel discuss some of the most pressing topics and latest trends in the materials processing space, sharing their insights and viewpoints from across the globe.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your journey in this exciting sector, ”Talking Tons” offers valuable insights, engaging discussions, and a deeper understanding of the world of wet processing.
TalkingTons+ Breaking Ground in C&D Recycling: The Freehaven Materials Story.
In this must-listen episode, our experts Norman Kane & Andrew Bunting take you on a journey behind the scenes with Freehaven Materials. Hear firsthand how they transitioned from being a first-time wet processor to an established leader in the circular economy. This transformation wasn't just about machinery; it was powered by CustomCare support and the real-time operational intelligence of SmartTech.
22 Jan 2026
Episode 8 - Sediment to Solution: Transforming Dredged Material
In our latest episode of TalkingTons, Gustavo Brasil, Jason Hartmann & Thomas Doyle explore the common industry challenges of transforming contaminated and inconsistent materials from water bodies into valuable resources. They share how our innovative washing solutions are tackling these issues head-on to ensure improved material separation and lower moisture content, providing consistent processing without the need for double handling.
13 Jan 2026
Smarter Decisions: Unleashing Wash Plant Potential with CDE SmartTech
We explore how CDE’s SmartTech is revolutionising operations—providing real-time performance insights, enabling preventative maintenance tracking, streamlining parts management, and offering remote access from anywhere in the world.
4 Dec 2025
TalkingTons+ Elevate Your Operations: Strategic Upgrades for Unrivalled Plant Performance
In this episode of Talking Tons, CDE experts Josh Adams, Kevin Sheehy, and David Cox dive into the world of plant upgrades—focusing on how the CDE CustomCare team supports customers in modernising and revitalising older wash plants.
20 Nov 2025
Rock Reserves: Future-Proofing Sand Supply with Crushed Stone
This episode of TalkingTons is all about crushed rock. Join us as our panel of experts, William Melanophy, Dogan Ozel and Ryan O’Loan discuss how our wet processing plants integrate with your existing crushing circuits to manage fines, remove contamination and recycle over 95% of process water.
9 Oct 2025
TalkingTons+ Peak Plant Performance: Uptime & Throughput with CDE CustomCare
Discover how data-driven insights and proactive optimisation can boost efficiency and output for wash plants—whether brand new or decades old.
7 Aug 2025
Episode 6 - Sludge to Success: Solutions for a Sustainable Future.
In this episode of "TalkingTons," we dive into the pressing need for effective, on-site processing solutions for wet waste streams.
Join CDE experts Fergal Campbell (Key Accounts Manager, UKI), James Murphy (Head of Business Development, AUS & SEA), and Thomas Doyle (Business Development Manager, UKI) as they discuss how materials typically destined for landfill, such as road sweepings and hydro-excavation waste, can be transformed into valuable, usable products with CDE technology.
30 Jul 2025
TalkingTons+ The World's Largest Soil Remediation Project: Cleaning Kuwait's Contaminated Sands.
This bonus episode of our TalkingTons vodcast is now available for you to listen to. Amy Conway, CDE Marketing Manager for Australasia & MEA was joined by Lamor and Khalid Ali Al-Kharafi & Bros. Co. for a discussion on their joint venture cleaning Kuwait's contaminated sands.
The treatment technologies consist of both biological cleanup in windrows, i.e. bioremediation, for soils with lower petrochemical contamination, and mechanical soil washing for contaminated soil with a higher, i.e. over 5 percent hydrocarbon content.
9 Jul 2025
TalkingTons+ - Driving Sustainability: Balancing Competitiveness and Carbon Reduction in Materials Processing
We're excited to share an exclusive bonus episode of our TalkingTons vodcast, "Driving Sustainability: Balancing Competitiveness and Carbon Reduction in Materials Processing."
Recorded live earlier this year at AGG1 Expo in Missouri, our Business Development Manager for the Northeast USA, Joseph Teahl, was joined by industry experts Andrew Paluszkiewicz, Eco Materials LLC, Scott Brewster, Brewster Brothers, Hadi Rashidi, NSSGA and Guy Woodford, Aggregates Business, for a round table panel discussion. During this live discussion, the panel delve into one of the most critical topics facing our industry today: how to effectively integrate sustainable practices and reduce carbon emissions without compromising operational competitiveness.
4 Jul 2025
Episode 5 - Soil & Struggle: Unlocking the Potential of Contaminated Lands
Episode 5 of our TalkingTons vodcast is now available for you to watch. In this episode, CDE washing experts to discuss how our technology can be used for the restoration of contaminated soils, otherwise known as soil washing or soil remediation.
The need for soil remediation on contaminated land has increased significantly due to further knowledge around current and emerging contaminants as well as an ever-increasing demand for urban housing.
2 Jul 2025
Episode 4 - Beyond the Rubble: Unlocking the Potential of C,D&E Waste Recycling
The panel discuss the innovative world of construction demolition and excavation waste recycling and how we have been delivering solutions to this sector for over 20 years, diverting over 230 million tonnes globally from landfill.
30 Jun 2025
Episode 3 - Washing Works: Creating In-Spec Sand Every Time
The panel discuss the difference cyclone technology has in ensuring in-spec products at a low moisture ready to sell straight off the belt and some of the quick ROI being seen by CDE customers across the world processing natural sand and aggregates.
27 Jun 2025
Episode 2 - Small Grains, Big Gains: The Power Behind Industrial Sands
In this episode the panel discusses industrial sands, more commonly known as specialist sands. One such specialist sand is silica sand, a very versatile material that has uses in a wide range of applications, including glass making, construction, foundries, filtration and sports arenas.
25 Jun 2025
Episode 1 - Quarry Waste v Quarry By-Product: Where you see waste we see opportunity.
In the episode, the expert panel discusses quarry waste, and how the industry has evolved in its view of overburden, scalpings and crushed rock fines and that quarry operators are now seeking to process this material to reduce the volume of quarry byproduct that is being stockpiled.
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