Construction and Demolition Recycling Specification
Example 2
This is a simpler specification that includes requirements for recycling, recordkeeping, and reporting, but is
less prescriptive in providing detailed instructions and requirements on the contractor.
Waste Disposal and Recycling
[OWNER] has implemented strict recycling and waste management policies for all waste materials
removed from its campus as a result of construction and demolition activity. These include:
[ADD OR ELIMINATE MATERIALS AS APPROPRIATE TO PROJECT]
Asphalt
Concrete, concrete block, concrete masonry units (CMU), slump stone (decorative concrete block), and
rocks
Asphalt Concrete
Brick
Paper, including bond, newsprint, cardboard, mixed paper, packing materials, and packaging
Cement Fiber Products, including shingles, panels, siding
Paint
Rigid Foam
Glass
Plastics
Carpet and Pad
Beverage Containers
Insulation
Gypsum Wallboard
Porcelain Plumbing Fixtures
Fluorescent Light Tubes, per [REGULATORY AGENCY] regulations
Green materials (i.e. tree trimmings and land clearing debris).
Metals including, but not limited to, stud trim, ductwork, piping, reinforcing steel (rebar), roofing, other
trim, steel, iron, galvanized sheet steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, brass, and
bronze. (ferrous and non-ferrous).
Soils
Wood, including clean dimensional wood, pallet wood, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), particle
board
The successful bidder will be required to account for all waste materials removed from the Project, and to
recycle, salvage, or reuse, to the maximum practicable extent, all of the materials listed above. If the
successful bidder believes that recycling, salvage, or reuse of any of these materials is impracticable, the
bidder must so inform [OWNER] before initiation of the Project, and secure [OWNER]’s written
authorization for an alternative means of disposal.
The successful bidder will be required to develop and maintain a plan which documents procedures to
recycle, salvage, or reuse the materials listed above, including separation and recycling procedures and
markets for each material recovered. This plan must also address training and communications,
recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to assure that all waste materials are accounted for. As the
project proceeds, this plan is to be updated with the quantities of each waste that are actually reused,
salvaged, recycled, or disposed of, and the markets to which these materials are directed, so that it
provides documentation in a single source of waste management performance on the Project.
[OWNER] retains the right to inspect, and subsequently approve or disapprove any and all recycling end
markets, reuse or salvage outlets, and/or waste disposal facilities that are involved in the receipt of
recyclables and/or waste materials generated from the Project. Disapproval of such a market or outlet may
be based on past or current violations of federal or state environmental, health, or safety laws, improper
disposal activities, risk or liability exposure, or any other reason deemed sufficient by [OWNER].
The successful bidder shall maintain records for each type of material removed from the job site (including
materials that are not recycled), provide the name(s) of specific end destinations for all materials removed
(whether recycled or disposed of), and provide weights and measures of all materials removed. Every load
of waste material must be weighed and these scale weights must be reported to [OWNER] on a monthly
basis, detailing material types and net weights. [OWNER] retains the right to certify weights of sample
loads of materials leaving the project site, and compare these to the weights submitted by the successful
bidder. [OWNER] retains the right to request copies of original scale tickets for any and all materials
removed from the Project up to two (2) years following project completion.
Upon request, [OWNER] will provide assistance to the successful bidder in identifying markets for
recyclable materials. If any bidder is unfamiliar with recycling procedures and/or markets for the materials
listed above, information is available from the following sources:
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