Construction
Recycling in New Mexico
The C&D Recycling Task
Force meets quarterly in Albuquerque:
Next Meeting: February 27 2008
at 9
AM, DPS Offices. Please RSVP to
english@recyclenewmexico.com.
All interested parties are invited.
Locate Local Recycling
Haulers and Recycled-Material End-Markets
Use the
online Recycling Directory. Click here.
Search by your County and then by material. You can choose
to look under Construction Materials or by specific
material. Most construction activity is occurring in the
Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas at this point.
NEW MEXICO CONSTRUCTION &
DEMOLITION
RECYCLING GUIDE
The guide was generously underwritten by:
  
 
Click here to download the
NM Construction & Demolition Recycling Guide document in
.pdf format.
Click here to download Appendix D: Sample
Solid Waste and Recycling Plan
Check out
the US Green Building Council's New Mexico website for more
information as well.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
C&D
Recycling Overview:
New
Mexico Recycling Coalition
Construction & Demolition (C&D) Recycling Task Force
Construction Recycling Summary for New Mexico
Why
Recycle on the Job Site?
Incentives to Recycle Construction Debris
Challenges to C&D Recycling in New Mexico
LEED
Impact on C&D Recycling in New Mexico
Reduce
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Federal/Large Facility Renovation/Deconstruction Projects
Identify
Components of Waste Stream
Buy
Recycled
Identify
Recyclable Materials
Drywall
Recycling For Beneficial Usage
Forecasting Recycling and Disposal Costs
Planning for C&D Recycling
Standard
Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors
Planning
for C&D Recycling
Contractor, Owner and Architect Relationship
Training
On The Job Site
Construction Waste
Management Supervisor
Barriers
and Solutions
The
Waste Management Plan
Appendices:
APPENDIX
A: Recycling Costs/Savings Worksheet
APPENDIX
B: New Mexico Construction Recycling Case Studies
APPENDIX
C: Contract Language Specifying Construction Recycling
APPENDIX
D: Recycling Plan Sample
APPENDIX
E: New Mexico Construction Recycling Resources
Special
credit to Mark Lennon and
The Institution Recycling Network
for permitted use of sections in their excellent resource “Recycling
Construction and Demolition Wastes: A Guide for Architects
and
Contractors”, published April 2005. Information gleaned
from the
IRN guide hails from years of their hands-on experience. |
