Is it possible to achieve MR credits 2.1-2.2 by way of a construction management plan that utilizes a nearby waste recovery facility with a very high recycling rate that sorts and distributes wholly co-mingled debris from the construction site? Our project intends to work with a nearby waste recovery company, Taylor Recycling Facility, LLC, where a single container is provided for all the construction waste on site. Each full container is transported to their New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Part 360 Permitted Construction & Demolition processing facility in which it is initially weighed by a certified NYS weigh master. The co-mingled debris is then screened, processed, and sorted manually into the various recycled product categories; if further processing is required at other facilities, names will be identified on the supplied monthly waste management reporting form. Any non recyclable materials are transported to a solid waste transfer station or landfill for legal disposal. The facility will intermittently provide a total weight of the removed co-mingled debris specific to our project, as well as general facility percentage rates of all waste that is recycled, reused, salvaged, or landfilled, based on the facility\'s monthly Construction and Demolition Plan. The intent of this credit is to "divert construction, demolition, and land-clearing debris from disposal in landfills; to redirect recyclable recovered resources back to the manufacturing process." By redirecting all of the waste created by our project to a facility that has made it their business and mission to transform the waste management industry into a sustainable process, it is made certain that the intent of this credit is performed correctly and efficiently. Furthermore, Taylor Recycling Facility, LLC has a very high recycling rate, typically greater than 97%: if the DEC documents this facility as attaining a 95% or higher salvage rate, does this also merit an additional ID credit? This is in reference to a previous CIR ruling dated January 11, 2005 which stated that the threshold for diverting construction waste is set at 95%.
Yes, tracking the amount of construction waste diverted from the landfill based on the weight of the removed co-mingled debris from a sorting facility is an acceptable method of documentation for this credit, as per NCv2.1 MRc2.1 CIR ruling dated 12/2/2005. A local or state government authority must regulate the facility\'s method of recording. 95% landfill diversion of construction waste (% = recycled quantity divided by total amount [recycled + waste quantity] times 100) is the established threshold for achievement of an innovation credit. Project must submit documentation that construction loads sent are respectably close to the recovery facility\'s average recycling rate in order to achieve this additional credit. Applicable Internationally.