Coordinate onsite areas for sorting, storing, and measuring outgoing construction waste.
Coordinate onsite areas for sorting, storing, and measuring outgoing construction waste.
This credit builds upon the solid waste management policy set up in MRp2: Solid Waste Management Policy. Use the waste policy to help create a working waste management program. This credit also is closely related to MRc3: Sustainable Purchasing—Facility A
This credit builds upon the solid waste management policy set up in MRp2: Solid Waste Management Policy. Use the waste policy to help create a working waste management program. This credit also is closely related to MRc3: Sustainable Purchasing—Facility Alterations & Additions. The materials that are chosen in MRc3 can help or hinder the achievement of this credit. For instance, you might want to purchase carpet from companies that will take back any carpet waste generated from installing their product.
Haulers can avoid the rising price of tipping fees by diverting material away from landfills.
Haulers can avoid the rising price of tipping fees by diverting material away from landfills.
Where there is a market for reused and recycled materials, haulers can sell diverted material for a small profit.
Where there is a market for reused and recycled materials, haulers can sell diverted material for a small profit.
Careful deconstruction practices that keep waste materials intact can be more expensive as the deconstruction efforts can take longer.
Careful deconstruction practices that keep waste materials intact can be more expensive as the deconstruction efforts can take longer.
Demolition processes that carefully deconstruct materials, such as de-nailing wood planks and unscrewing panels rather than smashing materials, allow materials to be used again, making them easier to donate or resell, thus diverting the materials from lan
Demolition processes that carefully deconstruct materials, such as de-nailing wood planks and unscrewing panels rather than smashing materials, allow materials to be used again, making them easier to donate or resell, thus diverting the materials from landfills and incinerators
There is a large market for recycled metal due to its high cost and the ease of reusing it. Plastics are easily recycled, and a large market also exists for them. Wood is moderately easy to salvage, either by preserving it for a second use or by sending i
There is a large market for recycled metal due to its high cost and the ease of reusing it. Plastics are easily recycled, and a large market also exists for them. Wood is moderately easy to salvage, either by preserving it for a second use or by sending it to a mill to be ground up for composite material.
Construction waste management (CWM) is becoming standard practice in many parts of the country; however, in rural or remote areas, it may be more difficult to find recyclers and salvage yards.
Construction waste management (CWM) is becoming standard practice in many parts of the country; however, in rural or remote areas, it may be more difficult to find recyclers and salvage yards.
Work with your contractor and waste hauler to identify sources for diverted construction waste.
Work with your contractor and waste hauler to identify sources for diverted construction waste.
The ease or difficulty of this credit depends on project-specific and regional conditions. These include: the timing of an eligible alteration or addition to occur during the performance period. An alteration event has to take place during the perfor
The ease or difficulty of this credit depends on project-specific and regional conditions. These include: