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5.6: Waste

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Construction Waste (16 points)

GREEN GLOBES #5.6.1.1 - ANSI #10.6.1.1 Was a pre-construction waste management plan created prior to any construction or demolition activities?

  • Yes (2 points)
  • No (0 points)

Assessment Guidance

The plan describes the project team’s strategy for reducing construction waste and diverting materials from landfilling via reuse or recycling.

The pre-construction waste management plan will include: 

  • The strategies planned for construction waste reduction, salvaging, recycling, returning to supplier/manufacturer, or other methods for diverting waste from landfill; 
  • The facility, hauler, or service provider that will handle each material being diverted; 
  • Whether construction and demolition materials will be separated on-site or commingled; 
  • The name and contact information for the person(s) responsible for developing and implementing the waste management plan; 
  • Reporting and record keeping provisions; 
  • Target construction waste rate per 10.6.1.3 below; and 
  • Target waste diversion rate.

Recommended Documents 

  • Pre-construction waste management plan
  • Construction Documents

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GREEN GLOBES #5.6.1.2 - ANSI #10.6.1.2 Was a final waste management summary report completed after construction documenting the results of the implementation of the pre-construction waste management plan?

  • Yes (1 point)
  • No (0 points)

Assessment Guidance

The final waste management summary report must include: 

  • The weight or volume of the total quantity of construction and demolition waste; 
  • The calculated construction waste per unit area for the project (see 10.6.1.3 below); 
  • The weight or volume of the major categories of materials that were reused or recycled; 
  • The reuse/recycling rate for each major category of waste material; 
  • The overall reuse/recycling rate for the project;
  • A description of the processing of materials through source separate or by a co-mingled waste hauler; 
  • Copies of receipts and invoices used to track the progress of the waste management effort; 
  • A statement that describes if a waste recycling facility was used whether it was certified by a government or non-government organization; 
  • The organization and contact information of the author of the waste management summary report and the name and contact information of the person at the off-site recycling facility responsible for date collection and reporting.

Recommended Documents 

  • Waste management report

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GREEN GLOBES #5.6.1.3 - ANSI #10.6.1.3 What is the amount of construction waste, per unit area of new building floor area, generated in new portions of buildings?

  • Less than 1.2 lbs./ft2 (5.9 kgf/ m2) (8 points) 
  • 1.2 lbs./ft2 (5.9 kgf/m2) to 2.0 lbs./ft2 (9.8 kgf/m2) (5 points) 
  • 2.0 lbs./ft2 (9.8 kgf/m2) to 2.5 lbs./ft2 (12.2 kgf/m2) (3 points) 
  • More than 2.5 lbs./ft2 (12.2 kgf/ m2) (0 points)

Assessment Guidance

Construction waste includes that which is hauled from the site, whether diverted, landfilled, incinerated, or otherwise disposed of. Soil and land-clearing debris are not included in the calculations.

Recommended Documents 

  • Waste management report

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GREEN GLOBES #5.6.1.4 - ANSI #10.6.1.4 What percentage of construction waste, including building demolition waste and packaging, is diverted from the landfill through recycling, reuse, repurposing, or composting?

  • ≥75% (4 points) 
  • ≥50% and <75% (3 points) 
  • ≥25% and <50% (2 points) 
  • <25% (0 points)

Assessment Guidance

The amount of construction waste that is used for waste-to-energy combustion is multiplied by 0.5 when counted as waste diverted from landfill. Waste-to-energy facilities have a combustion efficiency rate of 60% or more.

Soil and land-clearing debris and materials used as alternative daily cover at landfills are not included in these calculations.

Calculations may be performed based on weight or volume, but the same basis is used throughout this credit. Where calculations are performed to convert waste from weight to volume or volume to weight, the source of these conversions is stated.

Recommended Documents 

  • Waste management report

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GREEN GLOBES #5.6.1.5 - ANSI #10.6.1.5 Has the facility verified their annual average recycling rate from an independent third party organization?

  • Yes (1 point)
  • No (0 points)

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Post Occupancy Solid Waste Recycling (2 points)

GREEN GLOBES #5.6.2.1 - ANSI #10.6.2.1 Does the building design address recycling for solid waste using one or more of the following items?

Recommended Documents 

  • Pre-construction waste management plan

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GREEN GLOBES #5.6.2.1.1 - ANSI #10.6.2.1.1 : Capacity

Assessment Guidance

Provide recycling collection capacity as follows: 

  • Multi-family: Minimum of 0.0625 CY per resident; or 
  • Office and Retail: Minimum of 0.035 CY per full time employee; or
  • Schools: Minimum of 0.010 CY per student;

GREEN GLOBES #5.6.2.1.2 - ANSI #10.6.2.1.2 : Interior Storage Requirements

Assessment Guidance

Interior Storage Requirements: Building design addresses interior storage of recyclables in accordance with one or more of the following space layouts, as required to meet minimum capacity for scheduled collection and any security or safety needs: 

  • In-cabinet or under-counter/work station collection bins; 
  • A minimum of one collection bin centrally located on each floor; 
  • A separate and secure collection area for a single material stream; AND/OR 
  • Recycling chutes that empty into dedicated recycling collection bin;

GREEN GLOBES #5.6.2.1.3 - ANSI #10.6.2.1.3 : Exterior Storage Requirements

Assessment Guidance

Exterior Storage Requirements: Building design addresses exterior recycling storage by providing adequate, accessible enclosures for recycling collection containers in size and number that meet minimum capacity requirements and the following:

  • Permanent, durable enclosures are sized to accommodate collection bins required for minimum recycling capacity; 
  • Enclosures are screened on three sides; and 
  • Enclosures are designed to accommodate minimum clearances for collection equipment.

 

Supply Chain Waste Minimization (4 points)

GREEN GLOBES #5.6.3.1 - ANSI #10.6.3.1 What percentage, by cost, of building products used come from facilities that divert over 80% of their waste?

  • ≥50% (4 points) 
  • ≥40% and <50% (3 points) 
  • ≥30% and <40% (2 points) 
  • ≥20% and <30% (1 points) 
  • <20% (0 points)

Assessment Guidance

The diversion rate is expressed as a percentage and calculated as follows: Diversion Rate=

(1-[(Mass Landfilled+Mass Incinerated without Energy Recovery))/(Mass Discarded Material)])x100

Discarded materials resulting from the recycling of an external waste stream as an incoming material should not be considered a discarded material and should not appear in either the denominator or numerator.

The Diversion Rate is multiplied by 1.5 for products that have been produced or manufactured in a facility that meets the following standards and certification programs: 

  • Business or facilities that have achieved Zero Waste certification from the US Zero Waste Business Council; or 
  • Have followed and certified to UL2799

The following methods are accepted as valid diversion from landfill: 

  • Recycling; 
  • Returning to supplier; 
  • Reuse in same process; 
  • Reuse in different process; 
  • Processing and selling to third party;
  • Commercial composting; AND/OR 
  • Waste-to-energy: the manufacturer removes, to the maximum practical extent, recyclable materials from the waste stream using common or front-end recycling methods before material is sent to the waste-to-energy operation. Final by-products of waste-to-energy processes are disposed of properly and, if sent to landfill, are included in the total mass discarded value. Facilities are compliant with applicable government emissions regulations and facility permits. The waste-to-energy process used is one of the following: 
    • Bio-diesel or other biofuels; 
    • Anaerobic digestion with energy recovery; or 
    • Combustion with energy recovery where:
      • Combustion makes up less than 10% of the total waste by mass diverted; and 
      • Combustion does not generate bottom ash or fly ash defined as hazardous by US CFR 261.24 (TCLP) or equivalent test for the jurisdiction of the incineration plant.

References 

  • Zero Waste Principles of the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA), 2015 
  • UL 2799, 2012

Recommended Documents 

  • Construction Documents 
  • Manufacturer’s specifications, cut sheets, and performance documentation 
  • Verification to ZWIA or UL 2799

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