Research the waste management system:
- What are the local recycling facilities?
- What materials do they sort and recycle?
- Do specific haulers go there?
- What haulers are available and will they agree to transport the waste to the recycling facility you choose for this project? If they are used to going only to the landfill, they may not want to add this extra trip for one project.
- Consult with haulers about costs for recycling versus waste hauling to the landfill. It is good to have this knowledge to understand cost impacts on the contractor.
- If sorting onsite, the contractor has to find a hauler who will agree to take the sorted waste to the chosen recycling facility.
- Consider the size of your site when choosing to sort onsite or off-site. Compact urban sites may not have the room on site for multiple dumpsters and may need to sort off-site.
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