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Evaluating C&D Processor Performance and Recycling Programs
1. Evaluating the
Performance
of
C & D Processors
Moderator:
Paul E. Degnan
E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.
2. Panelists
Christine LeBlanc – Harvard
University
Judy Cohen – Devens Recycling LLC
Greg Cooper – Mass DEP
3. C & D Processing Facilities
Source: www.cdrecycler.com
124 listed in United States
• 47% less than 20 yrs
• 20 % less than 10 yrs
• Average # Employees – 21 to 50
Northeast Facilities
• 38
• 30%
Massachusetts
• 16
• 12%
4. U.S. EPA
Source: www.epa.gov
WasteWise - partnership program that helps US
organizations reduce their solid waste
GreenScapes - promotes environmentally beneficial
landscaping practices for large land-use activities
Green Buildings - programs that support Green Building.
EPA’s Construction Sector Program – supports “Green
construction”
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center
- provides explanations of environmental rules for the
construction industry
The Building De-Construction Consortium (BDC) -
disassembly for reuse and recycling of U.S. Army buildings.
5. U.S. Green Building Council
Source: www.usgbc.org
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
(LEED)
LEED promotes a whole-building approach to
sustainability by recognizing performance in key
areas
Materials & Resources - promotes waste
reduction as well as reuse and recycling, and
it particularly rewards the reduction of waste at a
product’s source.
6. CMRA “CORE” Program
Source: www.cdrecycling.org
To provide C&D Processors a method for declaration
of the annual facility performance.
Account for the inputs and outputs of a C&D Processor
over a specified period of time.
Set an objective, transparent, not unduly
costly, process for eligible firms to communicate their
reuse and recycling of C&D debris.
To provide users of all facilities that are certified
under this program an assurance that the procedures
and declarations are consistently applied and verified.
Intended to act as a reporting mechanism on facility
performance.
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