Going Green: Why Construction Sites Should Recycle

RECYCLE!ROECY CLICLE!/RECYC ECYCLE! RECYCL GOING GREEN WHY CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD RECYCLE RECYCLING BY THE NUMBERS 13,000 85 million FEET OF FRAMING LUMBER THE AVERAGE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOME REQUIRES THAT'S ENOUGH LUMBER TO LINE 2.5 MILES OF ROAD IF LAID END-TO-END TONS OF MATERIAL RECYCLED IN THE U.S. IN 2010 TONS OF WASTE THE LARGEST 9,000 LANDFILLS IN THE U.S. RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS DAILY 25-30%: TONS OF WASTE THE LARGEST LANDFILLS IN THE U.S. RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS ULC:/RECYCLE!RECYCLE! RECYCL THE BENEFITS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE RECYCLING 50% - RECYCLING RATE BUILDERS MUST ACHIEVE TO RECEIVE AWARDS FROM THE LEED PROGRAM (1/2 50% - AMOUNT OF U.S. STEEL PRODUCED IN THE LAST 50 YEARS THAT HAS BEEN RECYCLED 1 TON OF RECYCLED STEEL CONSERVES 2,500 POUNDS OF IRON ORE, 1,400 POUNDS OF COAL, AND 120 POUNDS OF LIMESTONE 1 TON 70% - AMOUNT THAT A STEEL MILL CAN REDUCE WATER POLLUTION, AIR POLLUTION, AND MINING WASTE BY USING RECYCLED SCRÁPS 8,000 - POUNDS OF WASTE CREATED FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AVERAGE 2,000 SQUARE FOOT HOME RECYCLABLE CONSTRUCTION LE SITE MATERIALS OVCLEIZOrryci EIZRECYCLE • Asphalt • Concrete • Clean wood • Plastics • Glass • Carpeting • Plumbing fixtures • Cardboard • Drywall • Metals • And more! WASTE CARDEL a go WWW.RENTDUMPSTERS-NY.COM/ tomution SOURCES: HTTP:/www.KAT E/PRREEN PGEN I NG-STATSIS AND STATS HTTP://GREENBUILDINGELEMENTS.COM/2009/01/08/HOME CONSTRUCTIONS DIRTY SECRET 8000-LBS-OF-WASTE-PER-2000-SQUARE-FOOT-HOUSE/ .. COMNHITPS:/NEW.USGEC.ORG/LEEDOMED HTTP/EARTH911.COM.NEWS/2012/10/30BUILDING-ON-FORMER-LANDFILL-SITES/ HTTP/Www.EPA.GOV/OSWINONHAZ/MUNICIPAL/PUBS/MSW 2010 REV FACTSHEET.PDF RECYCLE!ROECY CLICLE!/RECYC ECYCLE! RECYCL GOING GREEN WHY CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD RECYCLE RECYCLING BY THE NUMBERS 13,000 85 million FEET OF FRAMING LUMBER THE AVERAGE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOME REQUIRES THAT'S ENOUGH LUMBER TO LINE 2.5 MILES OF ROAD IF LAID END-TO-END TONS OF MATERIAL RECYCLED IN THE U.S. IN 2010 TONS OF WASTE THE LARGEST 9,000 LANDFILLS IN THE U.S. RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS DAILY 25-30%: TONS OF WASTE THE LARGEST LANDFILLS IN THE U.S. RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS ULC:/RECYCLE!RECYCLE! RECYCL THE BENEFITS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE RECYCLING 50% - RECYCLING RATE BUILDERS MUST ACHIEVE TO RECEIVE AWARDS FROM THE LEED PROGRAM (1/2 50% - AMOUNT OF U.S. STEEL PRODUCED IN THE LAST 50 YEARS THAT HAS BEEN RECYCLED 1 TON OF RECYCLED STEEL CONSERVES 2,500 POUNDS OF IRON ORE, 1,400 POUNDS OF COAL, AND 120 POUNDS OF LIMESTONE 1 TON 70% - AMOUNT THAT A STEEL MILL CAN REDUCE WATER POLLUTION, AIR POLLUTION, AND MINING WASTE BY USING RECYCLED SCRÁPS 8,000 - POUNDS OF WASTE CREATED FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AVERAGE 2,000 SQUARE FOOT HOME RECYCLABLE CONSTRUCTION LE SITE MATERIALS OVCLEIZOrryci EIZRECYCLE • Asphalt • Concrete • Clean wood • Plastics • Glass • Carpeting • Plumbing fixtures • Cardboard • Drywall • Metals • And more! WASTE CARDEL a go WWW.RENTDUMPSTERS-NY.COM/ tomution SOURCES: HTTP:/www.KAT E/PRREEN PGEN I NG-STATSIS AND STATS HTTP://GREENBUILDINGELEMENTS.COM/2009/01/08/HOME CONSTRUCTIONS DIRTY SECRET 8000-LBS-OF-WASTE-PER-2000-SQUARE-FOOT-HOUSE/ .. COMNHITPS:/NEW.USGEC.ORG/LEEDOMED HTTP/EARTH911.COM.NEWS/2012/10/30BUILDING-ON-FORMER-LANDFILL-SITES/ HTTP/Www.EPA.GOV/OSWINONHAZ/MUNICIPAL/PUBS/MSW 2010 REV FACTSHEET.PDF