Don’t confuse “recycled content material” with “material reuse”; the two terms have very different meanings:

Recycled Content is material containing recycled content as a result of the industrial process of making the product—for example, a chair with plastics made of soda bottles recovered from the waste stream. 
Materials Reuse is the reuse or repurposing of material from a previous place or role—for example, buying antique pews salvaged from an old church.   

Focus on “big ticket” items when seeking reused furniture of sufficient value to meet the credit requirements. Materials like workstations that meet the reuse requirement may represent enough value to earn the credit. This approach allows you to Iimit the overall number of items you need to track and document, which greatly reduces contractor headaches. If big-ticket items are not enough, target a medium-priced item next, and so on, until you reach your goal.

Individual tenants often collect and store electronics on their own to salvage components before disposing of them. In this case, management may not have to provide large collection facilities.

Assign dedicated storage space for durable goods, add signage to designate appropriate receptacles, and consider restricting access to larger collection receptacles or dumpsters. The amount of storage space required and type of storage space provided (collection bin, storage room) will vary depending on the specific operational characteristics of the building. 

Waste audits performed in pursuit of MRc6 can be used as a QA measure to verify that durable goods are not mistakenly being disposed of in the ongoing consumable waste stream. The waste audit does not need to be performed during the performance period for this credit to be used as a QA measure. Also, conducting a waste audit is not a requirement for earning this credit.

Establishing an outreach program for all tenants, floors, or departments will help to ensure that recycling procedures are followed correctly.

Proactively engage with building occupants and staff to communicate the goals of the waste management program (outlined in the solid waste management policy developed for MRp2), recycling procedures, and the types of materials and goods that can be recycled, reused, or donated.

Project teams must find an effective mechanism to keep durable goods out of the ongoing consumables waste streams. Teams must include quality assurance (QA) measures in the solid waste management policy and should make sure that the appropriate parties understand their role in performing the QA checks.

Disseminate the durable goods waste diversion policies to all relevant parties, as outlined in the solid waste management policy developed for MRp2: Solid Waste Management Policy. 

Replacement cost is generally the value of an equivalent new product with comparable features.