Industrial Materials Recycling

1. Industrial Materials Recycling Kimberly Cochran, PhD US EPA Office of Solid Waste AGC Building Division Meeting January 26, 2008 Miami, Florida

2. Industrial Materials Recycling Team • Promotes the reduction, reuse, and recycling of industrial materials • Construction and demolition (C&D) materials • Coal combustion products (CCPs) • Foundry sands • Tires • Slags • Pulp and paper residuals

3. Why reuse/recycle these materials? • They • Can substitute virgin materials AND save energy, time, and money • Perform as well or better than virgin materials • Capture valuable materials that would otherwise be lost. • Recycling/reusing can mean points for green building certification.

4. C&D Materials Include …

5. Components of C&D Waste • Wood • Engineered Wood • Oriented Strand Board (OSW) • Plywood • Blackboard • Dimensional Lumber • Treated Wood

6. Wood Markets: • Boiler Fuel • Mulch • Engineered boards

7. Portland Cement Concrete Markets: • Road Base • Aggregate

8. Asphalt Concrete • Heavily Recycled in New Hot Mix Asphalt

9. Components of C&D Materials • Gypsum Drywall • Markets: • New Drywall • Portland Cement Production • Agriculture • Construction Material

10. Components of C&D Materials • Roofing Materials • Asphalt Roofing Shingles • Asphalt Roofing Felt • Recycled into new hot mix asphalt.

11. Components of C&D Materials • Metals • Ferrous • Nonferrous • Aluminum • Copper

12. Components of C&D Materials • Paper Products • Cardboard

13. Reuse/Recycling Can Occur Onsite and Offsite

20. Consigli’s Waste Management Four Tier System • Tier I: Direct Reuse and Recycling • Tier II: Source Separated Materials • Tier III: Mixed C&D to Offsite Separation • Tier IV: Mixed C&D to Landfills

22. State Programs & Regulations • Massachusetts ban on disposal before processing • California requires 50% diversion from landfills • Various states have grants and education programs

23. Local Ordinances • Disposal bans • Ban of specific materials from being disposed • Waste plan requirement • Require all contractors to submit plans on how they will reduce disposal when applying for a permit • Deposit system • Fee required when applying for a permit that is returned when recycling is proven • Salvage period requirements

24. Other Factors Influencing Recycling • Increases in fuel prices • Green building initiatives • Efforts to reduce GHG emissions • General difficulty to site landfills

25. Not Just C&D Materials … Remember: It is important to reuse/recycle the waste your company generates, but It is also important to use recyclable materials from other industries in construction design.

26. Coal fly ash Iron/steel slag Foundry sand Fill Structural material Masonry material Many more… Other Industrial Materials

27. Industrial Materials Recycling Team • Measure – “What gets tracked gets managed” • Explore barriers and how to overcome them • Increase awareness • Recognize success

28. Measurement: C&D Materials Preliminary 2003 draft numbers • Will be measuring annually -- need a viable, economically feasible source of data • Currently looking at data states collect and publish

29. Exploring Barriers, Increasing Awareness • Construction Initiative • Encouraging use of industrial materials in building or highway construction projects • Green Buildings, Highways, and Sustainable Sites • Helping develop criteria • Promoting industrial materials recycling in green structures/sites • Promoting coordination between transportation and environmental agencies

31. Exploring Barriers, Increasing Awareness • Asphalt Shingle Recycling Forums • Foundry Sand Forum • Beneficial Use Summit

32. EPA’s Innovative Grants • 2005 Grant to CMRA for Tear-Off Asphalt Shingles Recycling • Update www.shinglerecycling.org website • Recycling Asphalt Shingles: Best Practices Guide • Environmental Issues Associated with Asphalt Shingle Recycling

33. Associated General Contractors of America Building Materials Reuse Association Construction Materials Recycling Association National Association of Home Builders National Demolition Association Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials National Association of Counties Foundry Sand Recycling Starts Today American Coal Ash Association Rubber Manufacturers Association National Council for Air and Stream Improvement National Slag and Slag Cement Association Partners

34. EPA’s Partnership with AGC • White paper • Demonstrate a support for reduction, reuse, and recycling • Reuse and recycling should be performed in a safe manner

41. EPA’s Partnership with AGC • Measurement tool for contractors How much did my company reused/recycled? How much did my company SAVE?

42. EPA’s Partnership with AGC • Recognition • Case Studies • Others?

43. Things to Think About • What obstacles have you encountered? • What role does each participant play in overcoming the obstacles to industrial materials recycling? • Contractors • Manufacturers • States • EPA

44. Things to Think About • What tools and resources do contractors need to • Reuse/recycle materials • Use recycled materials

45. Case Studies • Recycling/reusing C&D materials • Using industrial materials • Need: • Amount and types of materials that were reused/recycled • Size of project • Amount of money saved (if available) • Obstacles encountered and how they were overcome

46. Contact Information Cochran.Kimberly@epa.gov 703-347-8950 www.epa.gov/industrialmaterials