could not count* but your question might be better asked in the EBOM MRc3 forum or the CI IDc1. Did you check either of those forums? * I looked at the GBCI LEED Project Submittal Tips for LEED-CI v2009...

I have comingled waste and diverted metals.  One recycler sorts CMU,...

Should electronic equipment be included in the waste calculations (should we monitor it's weight) or should it be only mentioned in the Construction waste management plan that it's exluded from...

We have a project where there for example lighting fittings, some doors etc. that would be possible to...

We are performing a 2009 Commercial Interior for the...

We are tendering out project in 2 phases. 1 contractor will be brought on to provide a strip out (typical demolition services of a CI project). The main contractor will be brought on afterwards...

Joseph- All fluorescent lamps contain mercury- http://www.ecy.wa.gov/mercury/mercury_light_bulbs.html. I have always treated their proper disposal via recycling to be hazardous waste for the purposes of LEED. Please refer to this discussion on the LEED-NC v2009 forum for a more detailed discussion- http://www.leeduser.com/credit/NC-2009/MRc2?all-comments=true#comment-11501. Here is a link to the EPA about businesses and mercury-containing lamps- http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/wastetypes/universal/lamps/index.htm. Please also refer to the Should I include hazardous material such as lead-based...

Joseph- Using masonry as clean fill is a common waste diversion tactic. I would encourage all LEEDusers to remember to check other LEED 2009 forums (especially New Construction, which has a large forum) to see if similar questions have been asked/answered. Go to http://www.leeduser.com/credit/NC-2009/MRc2?all-comments=true and search for clean fill on the page. This is a recent post (September 2013) on the subject of concrete waste- http://www.leeduser.com/credit/NC-2009/MRc2?all-comments=true#comment-43338- and outlines its use as recycling. Log in or register to post comments 0 Vote up! ...

The company we hired to provide concrete washout containers RECYCLES the water, can this water recycling count towards LEED credit - if yes in what category - materials and resources? Thanks...

Hi, currently we are having a problem diverting our Rock Wool Insulations for MRc.2. We can't find a facility or projects that are willing to accept them since it was said to have hazardous...