I am considering submitting a Pilot LEED Credit for verifying (or certifying) the actual recycling of building waste materials, whether it is from construction or an EBOM operation. I am curious what LEEDusers think about developing an independent third-party verification system for the landfill diversion documentation that is currently being used to obtain LEED credits? Our company does this for no fee in the Mid-Atlantic region. I recently attended a USGBC event, which a premiere developer exclaimed that 96% of a former large commercial building was "recycled." I happen to know where most of this material went, and I can safely say that was not the case. The Construction Materials Recycling Association, is trying to weed out some of the worst offenders, but their CORE proposal stops at the outbound gates of a recycling facility, and does not follow the materials to the next point(s) in the chain of becoming a recycled product. As a consulting firm, we follow the chain of material recycling or disposal to obtain real recycling rates for our clients. We also believe those recycling facilities that are real deals, should be rewarded for their efforts. Also, obtaining real recycling rates (many are in the 20-50% range), gives the industry much more room to improve for decades to come. Rates of 96% leave little room to improve the industry's performance. I do applaud CMRA for its CORE proposal as a first step.