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Construction & Demolition Debris Management
Region 5 Solid Waste Program
Construction and DemolitionThe following document provided by EPA is an Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format ( PDF) file. For more information about PDFs, visit the About PDF page.
- C&D Debris Reuse & Recycling on Brownfields Projects
- EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge
- C&D Debris Fact Sheets
- Toolkits, BMPs, Guidebooks and Reports
- Sample Specifications
- Case Studies
- Sample C&D Ordinances
- Where to Recycle C&D Debris
- State Environmental Agencies
- Additional Resources
- Reporting Success
C&D Debris Reuse & Recycling on Brownfields Projects
Overview Presentation (PDF, 15 pp, 273KB)
EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge
RCC General Overview (PDF, 4 pp, 473KB)
RCC Industrial Materials and C&D (PDF, 4 pp, 473KB)
What's in a Building? Composition Analysis of C&D Debris (PDF, 2 pp, 188KB)
Onsite Source Reduction: Cutting the Scrap (PDF, 2 pp, 208KB)
Setting up a Jobsite Recycling Program (PDF, 2 pp, 210KB)
Deconstruction: New Opportunities for Salvage (PDF, 2 pp, 213KB)
Calculating Effectiveness: The Waste Management Plan (PDF, 2 pp, 228KB)
Reducing Waste for New Building Owners (PDF, 2 pp, 129KB)
Toolkits, BMPs, Guidebooks and Reports
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Building Savings Strategies for Waste Reduction of C&DD from Buildings
New York City Department of Design and Construction Construction & Demolition Waste Manual (2003) and Sample C&D Waste Management Plan
Ohio EPA Construction & Demolition Recycling Guidebook (2000)
Contact WasteCap Wisconsin to discuss obtaining a copy of their "C&D Waste Management Toolkit" (2005) or attending a training workshop.
WasteCap Wisconsin Construction and Demolition Debris Briefing Paper: Reducing, Reusing and Recycling
Deconstruction Institute A Guide to Deconstruction (2003)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development A Guide to Deconstruction: An overview of deconstruction, with a focus on Community Development Opportunities, complete with deconstruction project profiles and case studies (2000)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development A report on the feasibility of deconstruction: an investigation of deconstruction activity in four cities (2001)
WasteCap Wisconsin Construction and Demolition Specifications
California Integrated Waste Management Board Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Specifications
New York City Department of Design and Construction C&D Waste Reduction Specifications
King County Design Specifications and Waste Management Plans
Triangle J Council of Governments. WasteSpec: Model Specifications for Construction Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling (1995)
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. Old bricks, new build: A reuse and recycling project brings down the house(This high-profile demolition and new building job in Nashville, Tennessee resulted in a 98.5% diversion rate and a net cost of $115,000 on a project initially budgeted for $2.4 million!)
WasteCap Wisconsin Construction and Demolition Projects, Case Studies, and Publications
Deconstruction Institute Case Studies: Dallas Contracting Co., Inc. Completes Demolition of Former GAF Facility (Deconstruction at a Brownfield site).
The Indiana Institute on Recycling developed a series of online case studiesincluding several on recycling and reusing C&D materials.
Additional case studies are available on EPA's C&D Debris Web site on the Fact Sheets and Case Studies page.
City of Chicago Construction or Demolition Site Waste Recycling Ordinance 11-4-1905 (This new ordinance requires 25% recycling in 2006 and 50% recycling in 2007 on certain construction and demolition jobs).
California Integrated Waste Management Board Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Local Government Sample Documents(Contains numerous sample ordinances and CIWMB's Model C&D Ordinance.)
Many C&D Recycling Market Directories are available on the internet from your state environmental agency or recycling association. Unfortunately, these directories do not always contain current information. Always call first, before attempting to take a load of materials to a C&D recycler!
Illinois: Chicago Department of the Environment Chicagoland C&D Recyclers
Michigan: Michigan DEQ Recycled Materials Market Directory. This directory includes listings for processors, collectors, and brokers of reclaimable materials in various categories including C&D Debris.
Minnesota: Minnesota PCA's Recycling Markets Directory has a special section devoted to C&D Debris.
Ohio: Ohio EPA C&D Recycling Directory and Resource Guide
Wisconsin: Wisconsin DNR Recycling Markets Directory
Other: Construction Materials Recycling Association
Habitat for Humanity ReStores accept donations of and sell used and surplus building materials.
Visit the General Services Administration Construction Waste Management Database to identify local haulers and processors.
Visit Earth911 to locate construction reuse and recycling markets across the U.S.
Visit your state agency's website to learn more about C&D reuse and recycling rules and programs in your state.
Illinois
For information about C&D debris management in Illinois, contact the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land,Waste Reductions and Compliance staff. Additional C&D recycling resources can be found at Illinois EPA - C&D Debris.
Indiana
For information about C&D debris management in Indiana, contact the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality, Solid Waste Program.Recycling and reuse questions should be directed to IDEM, Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance.
Michigan
For information about C&D debris recycling in Michigan, visit the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Green Construction and Demolition page
Minnesota
For information about C&D debris management in Minnesota, contact the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Solid Waste Department.Additional C&D recycling resources can be found at MPCA - C&D Waste: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Ohio
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Solid and Infectious Waste, Construction and Demolition Debris Program, provides information about C&D debris management including related links, documents, and contacts. Additional C&D management resources can be found at OH EPA - Construction & Demolition Guidance Documents.
Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Waste Management Program, provides information on C&D debris in Wisconsin.
Tribal Nations
For more information about C&D debris management, visit the Region 5 tribal Web site which includes links to each tribe's environmental program information.
EPA Resources
EPA National C&D Program Website
EPA Region 5 C&D Debris
EPA Region 5 BrownfieldsGeneral C&D Debris Management Resources
California Integrated Waste Management Board - C&D Debris Recycling
WasteCap Wisconsin - C&D
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable - C&D
Illinois EPA - C&D Debris
Deconstruction Institute
Institute for Local Self Reliance - Deconstruction
Building Reuse Materials Association (BMRA)
Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA)Regulatory Resources
RCRA in Focus: Construction, Demolition, and Renovation discusses the solid and hazardous waste regulations that may apply to certain C&D generators and landfills.
EPA's Managing Your Environmental Responsibilities: A Planning Guide for Construction and Development
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance (CICA)Green Building
Specific recycling information for some materials
Gypsum Drywall Recycling
http://www.drywallrecycling.org/
WasteCap Wisconsin Drywall Reuse and Recycling Resources
California Integrated Waste Management Gypsum Drywall Recycling
Asphalt Shingles Recycling
http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/uofm/shingles/
MnDOT - Shingle Recycling Recycling
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Roofing Shingles into Roads
RMRC o Research o Research Project 22 - Shingles
CIWMB - Asphalt Roofing Shingles Recycling
GreenGuardian.com - Shingle RecyclingThermostat Recycling
Reporting Success
We encourage you to share your reuse and recycling success story with the regional EPA Solid Waste Program! Simply send us a copy of your documentation (in any format) showing the pounds, tons, cubic yards, etc. of each type of material reused or recycled on your project.
By mail:
Julie Gevrenov
U.S. EPA Region 5
77 W. Jackson Blvd. (DW-8J)
Chicago, IL 60604
By email:gevrenov.julie@epa.gov
By fax:
312/353-4788
Attn: Julie Gevrenov