Not even the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knows exactly how much construction and demolition (C&D) waste material the United States generates each year. Not federally regulated, C&D debris ...

As any construction professional knows, even with significant recycling efforts, dumpster-loads of landfill waste can be generated by a site daily. According to a study by the Environmental Protection ...

Diversion of construction waste from the Sonoma County, Calif., county landfill is a key to meeting county recycling goals, according to Ken Wells, Sonoma County Public Works integrated waste manager.

Whether it’s a small residential remodel or a large multi-use commercial development project, they all have the potential to generate a lot of waste. According to CalRecycle, construction and ...

Two Des Moines, Iowa-area businesses have opened to recycle waste from construction and demolition sites, filling a void left two years ago when Iowa's only construction recycler closed. "We think ...

Booming development in Minneapolis and across the Twin Cities has come with a largely hidden price: tons of demolition and construction waste being sent to landfills. State pollution regulators ...

Latin America faces a choice about how to manage its mounting waste challenge. Current trajectories could lead toward ...

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