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Congratulations to WM Tualatin Valley Waste Recovery for attaining RCI Certification! Located just outside of Portland, OR, WM TVWR is the second RCI-Certified Facility in the Portland area, and our fourth Certified Facility in the Pacific Northwest. We look forward to increasing the number of RCI-Certified Facilities in the region who serve the builders, contractors, …Read More

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Congratulations to NYC for creating a coalition to reduce GHGs within the construction industry in North America. Expanding the electric construction equipment market provides more benefits than simply reducing GHG emission reductions.  Read on for more details in the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice LinkedIn post below. Did you know the construction …Read More

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Congratulations to Contra Costa Waste Services for certifying their Mount Diablo Resource Recovery Mixed C&D Line.  It was a pleasure working with their team to complete their Certification.  From their Press Release: Pittsburg, California, May 7, 2024 –  The Contra Costa Waste Services Material Recovery Facility’s Construction and Demolition (C&D) line has received certification from …Read More

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February 20, 2024 Benefits Customers Seeking Certification from U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Program The ReSource Waste Services of Lewiston facility that recycles construction and demolition waste (C&D) has been certified by the Recycling Certification Institute (RCI). The RCI certification was based on a rigorous evaluation performed by an …Read More

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LEED v5 for O+M: Existing Buildings (Beta Version) shows promise in addressing some of the hard(er)-to-recover materials in demolition, renovation, and remodeling projects. Materials like carpet, acoustical ceiling tile, furniture, and gypsum wallboard/drywall tend to have higher embodied-carbon ratings, so incentivizing their pathway into closed-loop product take-back manufacturing systems makes sense. Looking at it from …Read More

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Welcome to 2024 How was 2023? Not great, but fairly good, all things considered. Some facilities struggled, which is not unusual in this industry. Most would agree C&D recycling is often challenging, sometimes exciting, but you would be hard pressed to find anyone walking around saying how easy it is. On a positive note, many …Read More

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C&D World 2024 January 31 – February 2 | Bonita Springs, Florida C&D World, the CDRA’s Annual Meeting, is held each spring and is the meeting place of the C&D industry. Attendees range from the top management of leading C&D hauling and recycling companies to individuals just starting out in the business and the vendors …Read More

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On January 31, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve Public Works staff’s proposed updates to LA County’s C&D Ordinance.  The background is below, as well as a link to the Board of Supervisors January 31, 2023 public hearing.  The proceedings, under Item 6. Hearing on County Code, Title 20 – Utilities …Read More

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CalRecycle Announces a New round of Grants  Maybe you’ve been thinking about recreational trails for your community or creating safer bicycle trips while reducing car trips and emissions.  How about quieter streets in neighborhoods and business districts?  Do tires keep finding their way into your facility?  Take a look at previous awards and see how …Read More

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“C&D World 2022 Success” That is the headline in CDRA’s recent newsletter and comments I’ve heard from attendess would echo that message.  The C&D industry looks to be firing on all cylinders and on the advance.  From CDRA: “What a great show!” was the consensus from attendees at C&D World 2022, the Annual Meeting of …Read More

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