I'm working on a high school project in and confirmed the school district has commingled recycling,with bins in every classroom and major shared spaces & corridors, but might not actually...

In the seattle area, many recyclers comingle plastic, paper, and metals, but they do not allow glass in comingled, since the materials are sorted by hand, and it could endanger the employees....

I am an on-call LEED consultant for the local public school system. They do not allow glass on any school campus - school policy. In every LEED submittal prior to v2009,...

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...

Our project is on a community college campus that has a dedicated recycling area for the campus that is not within our LEED project area. Is it acceptable to reference this area in the narrative...

Hi,
Could the dedicated recyclable area be located in the same area as the main garbage bins, if the bins are properly labeled and the space is sufficient for both? Or would we need a clear...