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of waste materials. The 2003 final report was used by the County of Maui Recycling
Section to develop a County Handbook for C&D Recycling.
• To encourage deconstruction practices, the California Integrated Waste Management
Board granted up to $100,000 in 2000 to local governments to provide deconstruction
training; demonstrate effective deconstruction technologies; establish deconstruction
award and recognition programs; and develop deconstruction guidelines, case studies,
and other educational materials.
• The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources established a grant program specifically
for C&D related activities, such as researching new markets, new business planning,
and job-site waste reduction activities. The development of this grant program was a
direct result of the adoption of the Vermont Revised Solid Waste Management Plan in
2001 which identified critical solid waste management issues facing the state
including C&D debris.
• The Florida Department of Environmental Protection provides grants to local
governments and businesses to improve C&D materials recycling (funded at $4
million in fiscal year 2000-2001), particularly drywall and roofing materials”.
(SOURCE: http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/imr/cdm/grants.htm, VISITED ON 09/18/2009)
4. Guidance documents and tools
Tools which will contribute in waste reduction throughout USA:
a. Construction and Demolition Waste Stream Composition Calculator
The Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Stream Composition Calculator is an
analysis tool which run on Microsoft Excel sheet that can be used to evaluate the material
composition of the disposed C&D waste stream. This calculator is designed to be used in
conjunction with the C&D visual characterization method guide.
When data is properly entered into the calculator, it can provide a statistical estimate of the
composition of a given C&D waste stream. The calculator does this by taking the estimated
volume percentage of each material type in a sample load, and combining it with the total
volume of the sample load, to arrive at a volume for the material type. This volume is then
converted to a weight, using the standardized volume-to-weight conversion factors. The
individual weights of each material type are summed across all samples and divided by the
total weight of all samples to arrive at an average percentage of each material type, by
weight, in the C&D waste stream.
(DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WASTECHAR/Calculator/Default.htm#Important
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