E-Waste Line Item Division?

Alexis Thompson

Building Scientist

Chelsea Group, Ltd.

LEEDuser Basic Member

43 thumbs up

February 17, 2012

Does LEED require that you break out the e-waste into line items and weigh each line item separately (ie "Computer Monitors... 30 lbs", "Copiers...100lbs")? I am currently working with a building that has an e-waste program in place already. After each haul they receive a report from the vendor quanitifying the total haul (for example, "1659lbs of Electronic Waste"). Do we need to count the items being hauled away before the vendor picks it up? Or, is it possible to fill in the LEED Online form with simply one line item called "Electronic Waste" and enter the total weight for the performance period? What level of detailed is required here? Please advise. Thank you!!

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Jason Franken

Sustainability Professional

LEEDuser Expert

430 thumbs up

Fri, 02/17/2012 - 21:27

You do not have to break the data out into individual line items, especially if you have hauler receipts that show the weight/volume as an aggregate value. That being said, you're not required to provide hauler receipts as supporting documentation anyway, so it doesn't really matter.

Elizabeth Crenshaw Hammitt

Environmental Coordinator

EPB

LEEDuser Basic Member

59 thumbs up

Tue, 05/01/2012 - 20:37

We are currently tracking our ongoing consumables by volume, but our e-waste vendor tracks our recycled electronics by weight...will this be an issue or do metrics need to be consistent across only the same credit category? Thanks so much!

Jason Franken

Sustainability Professional

LEEDuser Expert

430 thumbs up

Tue, 05/01/2012 - 21:07

Nope, that's fine. You can use different measurement metrics for different credits, as long as you're consistent within a single credit. It's actually much better to use a weight metric for MRc8, as a volume metric may not be as representative for electronic equipment.