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Construction and Demolition Materials Management Plan
Creating the construction and demolition material management plan early in the design phase allows sufficient time for planning and coordination, identifying effective strategies, and establishing contractual agreements to maximize waste prevention and diversion. It also educates project teams, construction site workers, and waste haulers on the importance of following the plan for diverting materials from landfills and incinerators successfully. The salvage assessment featured in MRc4: Building and Materials Reuse is also useful to identify materials that can be diverted off-site to reuse markets. A well-structured plan can minimize costs and maximize returns by lowering disposal costs, recovering value from scrap materials, and identifying materials for reuse.
General contractors are required to develop a customized C &D material management plan for the deconstruction/demolition and construction phases, and it is recommended that this begins in the project design phase prior to construction. The plan must include a summary of materials targeted for diversion from landfills or incineration, and identify recycling haulers, recycling facilities, data collection, and reporting procedures. Teams must indicate in the plan whether the selected recycling facilities that process mixed C&D materials have third-party verification of their recycling rates. Recycling rates not verified by a third party must assume a maximum of 35% diversion rate. The 35% cap serves as a baseline assumption for mixed-material facilities without verification, reflecting an approximate average recycling rate for facilities in the U.S. If the project team utilizes a recycling facility for which recycling rates have been independently certified by an approved third-party process, such as the Recycling Certification Institute (RCI), then the project team can use the verified recycling rate. This third-party verification of recycling rates provides assurance that diversion rates are accurate and that materials are actually being diverted from the landfill. [98]
The plan must also include strategies targeted to reduce the total amount of waste generated during construction, renovation, or demolition activities.
Diversion
WASTE TRACKING
Teams are required to develop a method for tracking the amount of all waste and recyclable materials generated during demolition activities. Web-based tools can provide contractors with an easy, step-by-step process for electronically tracking and submitting waste management and recycling plans. Electronic tracking can also save time and money by identifying materials that can be recycled, locating the nearest recycling facilities, following recycling progress in real
98 “Recycling Facility Certification Program”, RCI – Recycling Certification Institute, accessed March 31, 2025, https://www.recyclingcertification.org/.
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