Would this be suitable use for this credit for a CS project?

Megan Bove

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January 21, 2013

We have 665 open ended 8 inch diameter steel pipe piles that were originally made for oil drilling but were discarded because they did not meet oil drilling tolerances. They will be used for steel piles underground... Would this count towards this credit or is there somewhere else this would be used?

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Mon, 01/21/2013 - 15:02

Megan, I'd say it's a bit of a borderline case, because typically under this credit we see materials being used in one application, and then reused in another application. Whereas in this situation, the pipes haven't yet been used.I'd say that if they were truly made for oil drilling, and aren't identical to pipes that would normally be used for piles, then there is a reasonable case to claim them for the credit.

Megan Bove

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Mon, 01/21/2013 - 15:05

Would they then be considered for recycled content if not for this credit?

Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Mon, 01/21/2013 - 15:19

Only to the extent that they contain recycled content (and it's likely that they do). They couldn't be claimed as recycled in whole by way of how they are being repurposed. I'd sooner make the case for reuse.