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General
Using Recycled Materials in Buildings (PDF) (4 pp, 538K)
This information sheet discusses the use of recycled industrial materials in buildings as an
alternative to virgin materials and building products.
Building for the Future by Recycling Industrial Materials (PDF) (2 pp, 416K)
Putting products of industrial processes, such as coal ash, foundry sand, construction and demolition materials, slag, and gypsum, into productive use saves resources and contributes to a sustainable future.
Industrial Materials Recycling Tools and Resources (PDF) (46 pp, 470K)
Compilation of fact sheets, guidance and technical documents, regulations, specifications/standards, sample contract language, websites, and other references pertinent to the reuse and recycling of industrial materials
Industrial Materials Recycling: Managing Resources for Tomorrow
EPA’s Industrial Materials Recycling fact sheet. Provides a general overview of industrial materials and examples of their reuse and recycling.
The Industrial Resources Council - IRC (PDF) (8 pp, 208K)
The IRC is composed of industry trade associations representing coal combustion products, foundry sands, iron and steel slag, wood and pulp materials, rubber materials, and construction and demolition materials. Kate Krebs, Executive Director, National Recycling Coalition (NRC), presents to EPA January 23, 2007.
Agendas and Presentations from Past Beneficial Use Summits 
The Beneficial Use Industrial Materials Summits are designed to serve as forums for information exchange about the recycling and beneficial use of industrial materials. This link to past summit agendas, speaker biographies, and presentations and other information and resources addressing recycling and beneficially using industrial materials.
Beneficial Use of Industrial By-Products: Identification and Review of Materials Specifications, Performance Standards, and Technical Guidance, December 2003 (PDF) (68 pp, 630K)
EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Homepage
For products designated by EPA, procuring agencies using federal funds are required to buy the product with the greatest recycled content practicable. EPA designates products in its Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines and the accompanying recycled-content recommendations. EPA already has designated or is proposing to designate the products listed below. They are grouped into 8 categories: Construction Products, Landscaping Products, Nonpaper Office Products, Paper and Paper Products, Park and Recreation Products, Transportation Products, Vehicular Products, and Miscellaneous Products. You also can view EPA's recommended recycled-content ranges and access a Supplier Database which includes manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers for each item.
State Beneficial Use Regulations
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) Beneficial Use Survey November 2007 (PDF) (188 pp, 939K) A report prepared by the ASTSWMO Beneficial Use Task Force is a compilation of information from a 2006 survey of State and Territorial beneficial use programs/decision-making processes for non-hazardous, industrial solid wastes. Forty States responded. It updates the April 2000 report and provides additional information.
Beneficial Use of Solid Waste in Maine A Website created by The University of Maine (UMaine) that contains environmental and engineering data on industrial waste materials with potential for beneficial use. UMaine developed this Website for the Beneficial Use Advisory Group comprised of stakeholders from industry, construction, manufacturing, legal, consulting, university, and state agencies in Maine. The Advisory Group’s purpose is to review issues related to beneficial use with the broader goal of increasing beneficial use of secondary materials in Maine.
Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) Beneficial Use Resources NEWMOA established a Beneficial Use Determination (BUD) Workgroup that has produced several resources for state use only: a searchable database of all the BUDs that have been issued by the NEWMOA states plus five additional other states; and a table comparing the BUD application requirements of the NEWMOA states. In addition, the Workgroup produced fact sheets for the public on selected waste/use combinations.
Engineering and Environmental Specifications of State Agencies for Utilization and Disposal of Coal Combustion Products: Volume 2 - Environmental Regulations 2005-EERC-07-05 (PDF) (65 pp, 297K) The Energy & Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota developed two reports presenting State transportation and environmental regulations governing the use of coal combustion products. Volume 1 presents a state by state comparison of U.S. Department of Transportation specifications. Volume 2 presents a comparison of state environmental laws and regulations authorizing beneficial reuse of coal combustion by-products.
EPA State Toolkit for Developing Beneficial Reuse Programs for Foundry Sands (PDF) (64 pp, 2.2MB) The EPA Sector Strategies Program developed the "State Toolkit for Developing Beneficial Reuse Programs for Foundry Sand" document to help address state program barriers. Developed in partnership with the Association of Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials as an assistance tool for states, the guide is designed to help states initiate or revise their beneficial reuse programs in a way that increases safe beneficial reuse of foundry sand. The Toolkit provides program options and concrete examples of a variety of approaches used in states to efficiently conduct beneficial reuse determinations.
Beneficial Reuse of Foundry Sand: A Review of State Practices and Regulations (PDF) (39 pp, 293K) The EPA Sector Strategies Program developed the “Beneficial Reuse of Foundry Sand: A Review of State Practices and Regulations” guide to provide an overview of each state's regulations (current as of 2002) for beneficial reuse of foundry sand.
ASTSWMO Beneficial Use Survey April 2000 (PDF) (122 pp, 280K)
DOE National Technology Laboratory Database of State Regulations Affecting Disposal and Utilization of Coal Combustion By-Products
Contains summary information on current regulations in each state, drawn from the American Coal Ash Association's biannual report State Solid Waste Regulations Governing the Use of Coal Combustion Byproducts.
State Profiles for Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Regulations for the beneficial use of industrial materials in roadways for select states.
Review of Florida Regulations, Standards, and Practices Related to the Use of Coal Combustion Products (PDF) (73 pp, 1.4MB)
Review of Texas Regulations, Standards, and Practices Related to the Use of Coal Combustion Products (60 pp, 979K)
EPA’s Regulatory Determinations on CCPs
EPA published two regulatory determinations on the management and use of coal combustion products, in 1993 and in 2000. In these two regulatory determinations, EPA did not identify any environmental harm associated with the beneficial use of coal combustion products and concluded in both determinations that these materials did not warrant regulation as a hazardous waste. The beneficial use of coal combustion products can include both encapsulated and unencapsulated applications.
Industrial Materials Recycling in the News
Structure to be World’s Largest Built with Recycled Industrial Materials
EPA press release announcing Destiny USA’s promise to build with recycled industrial materials and to use a variety of other environmentally sustainable practices in its Syracuse, N.Y. project.
EPA and DestiNY USA Announce Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
EPA press release highlighting the signing of an agreement, by EPA Region 2 Administrator Alan J. Steinberg and Destiny USA founder and chairman Robert Congel, committing Destiny USA to use environmentally-sound practices in constructing and running its project in Syracuse, N.Y.
Statement by Gov. Schwarzenegger on EPA Award for California’s Leadership in the Construction Use of Waste Products
Fly Ash Reuse Takes Off
EPA news article on the reuse of fly ash in the construction of the new runway at Wisconsin’s Waukesha County Airport.
Kohler Aims for Cleaner Bodies and a Cleaner Environment
EPA news article on Kohler’s successful endeavors in working with the Wisconsin DOT and other companies to recycle their non-hazardous spent foundry sand as a sub-base for roads and other construction applications.
U.S. EPA Announces Winners of First in the Nation Life Cycle Building Design Competition
EPA press release highlighting the awards ceremony of the inaugural Lifecycle Building Challenge on September 20, 2007, at the West Coast Green Conference in San Francisco. This is a national competition to promote building material reuse though disassembly and adaptability and has collected innovative design ideas from across the nation.
