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Austin to Consider Mandatory Recycling on Construction Sites

21st March, 2011 - Posted by katherine - No Comments

ABJ had this article today that stated:

Austin city staff plans to start a study in spring 2013 that could clear the way for a law requiring construction and demolition companies to recycle debris and materiel at job sites.

Staff would then report back to the City Council in fall 2013, according to city records.

The ABJ gets there info from a memo from the Solid Waste Services Director to City Council, which you can find by opening the ABJ article.  The memo states:

“[T]he City adopted the Zero Waste Strategic Plan and established the goal of achieving a 90% reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfills by 2040. C&D (construction and demolition)recycling is a key component to achieving the City’s Zero Waste goals. According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) 2008 approximately 20% of the waste going to local landfills consisted of C&D debris. As a result, preliminary analysis from the SWS Master Plan includes recommendations to increase C&D Recycling as means of significantly affecting the City’s diversion rate.

Read more: City study to look at mandating construction site recycling | Austin Business Journal