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1. for residential construction and demolition, projects that are 1,000 square
feet or greater; or
2. for commercial construction and demolition, projects that are 5,000 square
feet or greater. 819
Several cities in California have adopted mandatory recycling ordinances with a
refunded compliance bond based approach which provides an incentive to
successfully reach the targets. In places where recycling mandates apply it is normal
for a permit scheme to be in place – permits must be obtained in order to undertake
the construction/demolition project. Where the refunded compliance bond scheme is
also applied, the bond is paid when the permit is received, and returned, when proof
of meeting the mandated recycling standards is received, by the enforcement body.
The size of the bond required is calculated in various ways but is usually relative to
the size of the construction/demolition project. The following examples from San
Diego, San Jose and San Francisco illustrate this policy mechanism.
48.2.4 San Diego, California, USA
The requirements for recycling and disposal of construction and demolition debris
were introduced in San Diego in July 2008. The size of the project relates to the size
of the bond required as shown in Table 48-2.
Certified Recycling Facilities must be allocated to a project via documentation known
as the ‘Waste Management Form I’ which must be submitted to San Diego’s
Environmental Services Department along with the required bond. The overall
recycling rate was set at 50% for the first six months, after which time it will be
increased to 75%. However, this does include a 90% recycling requirement specific to
inert waste. Recycling, reuse and disposal receipts need to be submitted in order to
retrieve the bond alongside a ‘Waste Management Form II’. 820
819 City of Menlo Park (2008) Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling and Salvage
Requirements, Accessed 24 th October 2008,
http://www.menlopark.org/departments/bld/condemor.pdf
820 The City of San Diego Environmental Services Department (2008) Requirements for Recycling and
Disposal of Construction and Demolition Debris Information Bulletin 119, Accessed 16 th January 2009,
http://www.sandiego.gov/development-services/industry/pdf/infobulletin/ib119.pdf
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