A team of experts try to demolish a large river dam. With one million cubic yards of boulders in their way, the pressure is on to clear the way.
An inside look at the world of scrap, where locomotives go to die and be reborn. Two 180-ton trains are cannibalised to forge new engines.
When the Orange Bowl in Miami is demolished, a team must clear over 250,000 feet of stadium in four months, recycling or salvaging everything.
A team of engineers dismantle the world's largest nuclear submarine, the Typhoon, which was once armed with 20 deadly nuclear missiles.
A young demolition team must lower an historic bridge to recycle 25,000 tons of steel, concrete and rebar. Watch them as they test their limits, fight the elements and race against a ticking clock.
Many of the Jumbo's six million parts can be reused on other aircraft. One company, Aeroturbine in Arizona, is experienced at recycling aircraft, but it is about to tear down its first 747 Jumbo jet.
Join the technicians and engineers who recover – and re-assemble – the essential Solid Rocket Boosters used to launch space shuttles into orbit.
The team demolishes the Piacenza bridge, a steel and concrete structure which spans 3,300 feet over both land and water.
The demolition experts gut and recycle the USS Savannah, an oil tanker used by the US Navy for over 20 years.
A team's green credentials are stretched to the limit as they break down a massive Euro truck in Sweden, aiming to recycle 90% of its parts.
After 50 years riding the rails, a trusty GP9 locomotive is headed for the scrapheap. Can the crew salvage a modern engine from the wreckage?
The F-4 Phantom flew in squadrons for the United States, Europe and Asia, but these winged warriors have a shelf life and must be broken down.
Home to the New York Yankees for over eight decades, the famous Yankee Stadium is about to be demolished. It’s a monster breakdown job.
Gershow Recycling is a New York scrapyard which, in just one day, can turn 500 cars and 20 buses into a multimillion-dollar mound of steel.
