Guidelines refer to a "dedicated recycling collection and storage area that is easily accessible whithin the building". I would imagine that most haulers would prefer to have this area located outside the building instead. Would that be acceptable?
Guidelines say "for projects with larger site areas. it may be possible to create a central collection area that is outside the building". That is not the case in our project; the site is large enough to hold the playing fields, but not much more. Any thoughts?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11475 thumbs up
March 11, 2011 - 12:25 am
Donna, with your first question—I think the intent is to make sure that recycling can be collected within the building—not just that there is a place for the hauler to pick it up.With your second question, I'm not sure what you're asking. What would you propose to do to earn the prerequisite?
Eri Spaulding
Ashley McGraw Architects, DPC106 thumbs up
March 11, 2011 - 9:26 am
The thought was to have bins for recycling adjacet to the trash dumpster in the exterior, easy for the haulers to pick. Collection inside the building would be on a room basis, since each will be provided with separate bins for recyclables. There would not be a dedicated room inside the building just for sorting. Does that sound acceptable?
Lisa Fabula
Sustainable Project ManagerKEMA Services
42 thumbs up
March 11, 2011 - 1:33 pm
Donna - I would say you are on the right track. The online documentation requires: a plan drawing with a call-out showing where recyclables are collected (in your project, this may be per room); and a site plan indicating the location of recyclables storage that is easily accessible for a hauler. In the narrative, you could explain that the hauler accepts comingled recyclables, so there is no need for a sorting area.