LATEST RECYCLING RESULTS
WasteCap Resource Solutions and its clients have diverted 276,742 tons of construction and demolition waste from landfills, which is 97.9 pounds per person in Wisconsin. An equivalent of 131,277 trees has been saved by recycling wood and cardboard. WasteCap Resource Solutions’ construction and demolition projects are currently achieving an average 74.8% recycling rate.
UPCOMING EVENTS
This program is eligible for 7.5 GBCI CE Hours for LEED Accredited Professionals.
• Develop, manage, monitor, document and promote a successful recycling program for C&D projects
• Expand the services you provide to clients
• Prepare construction waste management plans
• Monitor recycling program for compliance and efficiency, including identifying contamination
• Identify markets for reuse and recycling materials
• Document reuse and recycling results on projects both timely and accurately
UPCOMING COURSES
TIME: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes lunch
COST: $325 for WasteCap member, $475 for non-members
REGISTER: Online or by phone at (414) 961-1100
WasteCap Webinar Series
If you want to get more involved with C&D recycling, then you won’t want to miss these upcoming webinars:
TUESDAY, JULY 22
How Selecting the Right Waste Hauler Impacts the Success of your Recycling Program
Do you feel like you are comparing apples and oranges when looking at bids from C&D waste haulers? Different haulers approach construction and demolition materials differently. Which kind of hauler you choose can significantly impact the success of your recycling program on your project. This webinar will demystify the hauler selection process and offer advice on hauler relations in order to optimize your project recycling rates.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Register for webinars online at www.wastecap.org/events/webinars or by phone at (414) 961-1100.
WASTECAP MEMBERS
Welcome to our most recent new and returning members:
Action Recyclers
Edge Grain, LLC
Elisabeth Bridge
Eric Rovaughn Buchanan
Robert Sherman
Veolia Environmental Services Solid Waste
Thank you to our members for your support of WasteCap and for sharing the vision of transforming waste into resources. WasteCap is always in need of support from new members. Please consider starting a relationship with WasteCap today.
RECYCLING NEWS
Upcoming Sustainability Events
WGBA’S SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
The SE2 conference will take place on September 22, 2010 at the Olympia Resort in Oconomowoc, WI. Keynote speakers include Rob Watson of EcoTech International and Mary Tod Winchester of Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Find more information about the SE2 conference here: www.wgba.org/se2/se2conf.html.
USGBC’S GREENBUILD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXPO
Greenbuild will be in Chicago this year from November 17 through November 19. The schedule is announced and registration is open. Get your spot today at: www.greenbuildexpo.org/Home.aspx.
BMRA’S DECON ’11 CONFERENCE
The Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) has announced that its bi-annual international conference on deconstruction and reuse will take place in New Haven, CT in May 2011. Stayed tuned to the BMRA website for conference announcements: http://www.bmra.org .
Waste & Recycling News Online Buyers Guide
Waste & Recycling News has added an Online Buyers Guide to their online resources section at www.wasterecyclingnews.com. This is a free service that lists more than 3,000 companies in 243 categories in the waste, recycling, scrap and environmental management industries.
Be sure to check out the directory and add your company here. For more information, please contact Christina Boulanger-Bosley at Waste & Recycling News at (800) 267-0707 or cmb@recyclingmarkets.net.
