Hi, I live in Sacramento Ca and am trying to find information about strategies for managing jobsite waste for recycling, reusing, etc. I have contacted my local waste management company hoping they might offer some literature or seminars but no luck there. Anyone have any good resources for this info. I know things are very different in different areas so I hope to see what sacramento has to offer. Thank You

Vanderloo;

you may want to try large demolition contractors, in our are a company http://www.pawcompanies.com/pawmaterials/index.asp
recycles concrete, block, wood, etc. from demo projects, I am sure there must be a similar situation in your area

In the current issue of Fine Homebuilding magazine, there is an article on this subject, not too far in. One statistic thrown out: 75% of construction waste is recyclable. One technique a builder described: segregating waste by type (wood vs. metal vs. drywall, etc), layering stuff in the dumpster, use of smaller dumpsters to discourage neighbors from throwing trash in there. Some outfits that take recycle stuff may offer a better price for disposal if stuff is segregated - takes less time to process a load.

From memory, a MR LEED credit for recycling starts at 50% and another point is available at 75%, so there are people doing it.

All of our contractors use multiple dumpsters and segregation of materials is really mandatory.  It is unlikely that you will be able to "single source" the recycling and it will likely involve multiple companies that specialize in cardboard, steel, etc.

Good luck.  It is the right thing to do!

Bruce

Thank You Bruce, I'm really surprized that Waste Management, being a nationwide company, doesn't have seminars or some type of program in place for this. When I contacted them by phone I got a very confused person who put me on hold only to get cut off. So I emailed for info and got another very confused response. Not knockin Waste Management. I have worked with them for years without a hitch. But I would think this would be a top priority. I've been throwing all construction waste in one dumpster for years. Now that I would like to segregate and recycle, I don't know what goes where or how to manage waste on jobs with very limited space. I did read the article in Fine Home Builder and that is what motivated me to start this thread.

Take a look at stopwaste.org. StopWaste.Org is the Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board. You may get some good ideas or vendors that may be near you.