SETTING UP A CONSTRUCTION

WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

• Martin Grohman, LEED®AP

• Director of Sustainability,
GAF

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 Why Use A Construction Waste
Management Plan?
• Increase profits
• Increasingly Specified or Required
• Reduce disposal costs
• Cleaner jobsite
• Improve relationship with General Contractor

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 The Building Life Cycle

Manufacturing

Recycling Construction

Demolition Use/Occupancy

Repair/Improve

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 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN
BUILDING PRACTICES

Energy Efficiency

Construction Waste Management

Re-Using Existing Structures

Green Site Planning/Devlpmt

Water Use Reduction

Use of Low-Emitting Materials

0 20 40 60 80 100
2009 2014
Source: McGraw Hill Construction

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 General Contractor use of CWMP

Establish Jobsite Recycling

Area

Have CWMP

Divert 50%+ Waste

0 20 40 60 80
2009 2012

Source: McGraw Hill Construction

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 Preferential End of Life Outcomes

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 Example CWMP

• There is no standard or required format

• LEED projects should include a ‘target recovery rate’
column
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 Setting up A CWMP
Set a Diversion Goal

Identify Recyclable Products

Estimate Quantities and Seek Bids

Select Recyclers

Train Crew

Monitor the Program

Calculate Final Diversion Rate and Savings

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 A jobsite with a CWMP in action

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 TYPICAL RECOVERABLE
MATERIALS
Architectural Roofing
Salvage (membrane, metal,
Wood & metal slate, asphalt
framing shingle)
HVAC Equipment Lighting (bulbs,
ballasts, fixtures)
Wiring and Cable
Concrete, brick, block Doors and Windows
Wood (incl. treated & Cardboard
painted, plywood, Glass
OSB)
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 Making a difference by recycling

• By Recycling an
Average Roof of 240
Squares, you can divert:
– Approx 4000 cubic feet of
insulation
– About 6000 pounds of
membrane
• This amount of material
would fill three average
swimming pools
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Source: Nationwide Foam
 MAKING A DIFFERENCE BY RECYCLING
Average Roof of 30-35 squares
3.5 tons or 7000 lbs of roofing

 5 cubic yards of landfill

space
Instead, used at 5%,
 The equivalent of more
this could help pave
than one year of a typical
over 50 feet of typical
family’s trash
road!

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Source of trash data: DOE
Source of Road Data: NAPA
 COSTS: RECYCLING VS. DISPOSAL
Gypsum Wallboard $40.00 $32.00
Asphalt Shingles $40.00 $17.00
Metals -$18.00 $0.00
Glass $30.00 $21.00
Doors, Windows $20.00 $50.00
Comm. Roofing $58.00 $28.00
Clean Wood $55.00 $29.00
Bathroom Fixtures $35.00 $16.00
Concrete, Brick,… $10.00
$12.00
Mixed Debris $80.00 $34.00

C&D Disposal (NE) $105.00 $31.00

-$20.00 $0.00 $20.00 $40.00 $60.00 $80.00 $100.00 $120.00 $140.00

Total Cost of Recycling or Disposal (Bottom Bar)

Tip Fee Per Ton Transportation Cost Per Ton

Compared to disposal (bottom bar), recycling costs less for

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nearly all construction and demolition materials.
Source: Industrial Recycling Network
 WILL IT SLOW DOWN THE JOB?
Not because of labor
 You can make recycling easier than disposal

Not because of service

 Hauling recyclables is the same as hauling waste

Not because of logistics

 Recycling can be coordinated specifically to the job
site, to fit in the project schedule

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 KEYS TO SUCCESS OF YOUR
RECYCLING EFFORT

Adequate space on 100% Support from

site Crew + Subs
Good recycling Get the paperwork
partners right

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 Source Separating Saves

Waste” is an asset. Treat it like one.

Separation captures the full economic value of the asset.
Mixing together creates a waste.
Mixed debris recycling rates are < or << than rates achievable with separation.
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Mixed debris costs are = or > than disposal costs.
 What to look for in a Recycling Partner

• Service
– Distance from jobsite
– On-call pickups?
– References

• Pricing
– $/load, payment terms
– Size of load, extra charges

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 What to look for in a Recycling partner
(cont’d):

• Safety
– Citations? Accidents?
– Insurance Certificate

• Documentation

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 Things to Watch Out For
• Code Issues
• Hazardous Materials
– Lead
– Asbestos
– Usually start with an engineering survey to help avoid
– Note: Hazmat not counted in LEED
• Lack of End markets for salvaged materials
• Design for reuse/deconstruction
– Make it easy for the next user
• Problem Recyclers

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 Quick Notes on Problem
Recyclers
• 100% diversion rate is claimed
• Lack of documentation, signed by ‘Bob’
• Hesitant to give you a tour
• Won’t give you a straight answer if you ask
where material is going.
– ‘Chain of Custody’ for disposed material – where it ultimately ends up is
also important
– If you ever got audited by USGBC you could get those points taken away

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 CWMP ON THE JOB
• Recycling containers must be at least as convenient to
use as trash bins.
• If your jobsite is large, make certain that bins are centrally
located and easily accessible.
• Effort should be made to see that containers do not
become over full.
• To prevent unwanted drive-by dumping, locate recycling
containers away from public sight and access.
• Make the signs on the bins removable – so they can be
taken off and exchanged when the bins are emptied.
• And put the General Debris bin the farthest away from
the work area – make it easier to recycle materials than it
is to throw them away – a classic real-world tip.
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• Place trash and recycling bins for the crew at the site
 Summary: Benefits of Construction
Waste Management

• Trim Costs
• Create Environmental
Benefits
• Win More Bids
• Assist Charitable
Organizations
• Meet Codes

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 Recycling Specification

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 SUMMARY

• You can reduce costs by recycling

• You can market your recycling activities
• Roofing recycling can positively impact the
environment
• Source separating saves
• Retain your documentation
• General Contractors prefer to work with Subs that
know CWMP

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 Thank You:

• Planet Reuse
• Design For Reuse.org
• West Development Group
• www.shinglerecycling.org
• Designforreuse.org

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 Additional Resources:

• http://www.wbdg.org/resources/cwmgmt.php
• http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/imr/cdm/whaty
oucan.htm
• http://www.wastecap.org/ WasteCap Wisconsin, with a
variety of tools and training for Construction Waste
Management
• Greg Winkler’s compendium of graphics spreadsheets
and resources (highly recommended):
http://www.mhprofessional.com/getpage.php?c=0071713
387_downloads.php&cat=113 (this has a blank CWMP)
• Mgrohman@gaf.com

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