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Pilot-Credits SSpc129:Comprehensive Composting

Easily Achievable Where Mandates are in Place

Marsha Gentile

Director, Sustainability

Ledcor Construction Limited

LEEDuser Premium Member

2 thumbs up

Project location :

Canada

June 15, 2023

This pilot credit is easily achievable where mandates and infrastructure (by municipality and/or base building in case of CI project) are in place. Future consideration should be made to incentivize (award credit to) projects in locations with no composting mandate as a two-year contract with a private hauler is required.

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Fran Bellin

CEU coordinator, Data Wrangler

BuildingGreen

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Tue, 07/18/2023 - 14:58

Thank you for sharing!

Elena Kiernan

Greenwood Consulting Group

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Thu, 10/05/2023 - 17:52

There are a few additional LEED requirements that go beyond mandates, if the end result is composting everyone wins!

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Thu, 10/12/2023 - 18:18

This is what we found as well. More requirements could improve the credit.

Mario Kranzl

Dipl.-Ing.

DR. PFEILER GmbH

LEEDuser Basic Member

1 thumbs up

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:16

We managed to document it onhand mandates and estimated organic waste production in the building. We found it especially interesting, since the supermarket located inside has their own policies in place to reduce waste in the first place.

Kristen Magnuson

Stok

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Wed, 04/23/2025 - 21:04

Agreed! This credit, especially in California where laws are in place to compost, is much more achievable than in jurisdications that have no laws and no services available.

Monica Wilson

Sustainability Specialist

Jacobs Engineering Group

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Thu, 04/24/2025 - 16:29

Agreed. The City of Sunnyvale has a robust composting program with set requirements: SMaRT Station Recycling Center | Sunnyvale, CA

Michelle Rosenberger

Partner

ArchEcology

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Thu, 06/26/2025 - 18:47

Another post to a thread of agreement. I have documented this pilot credit many times now and don't really have anything further to offer on this forum about it though paricipation is required for compliance.