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Construction and Demolition Wastes
	03/01/2009	Estimating 2003 Building-Related Construction and Demolition Materials Amounts	Publication
	Description: This document presents the amount of building-related construction and demolition (C&D) materials generated and recovered in the United States during 2003, updating the findings of the 1998 EPA report Characterization of Building-Related Construction and Demolition Debris in the United States (EPA 530-R-98-010). Limited information is available on the amount of C&D materials generated and managed in the United States. The methodology used in this report to estimate the amount of building-related C&D materials generated and recovered during 2003 is based on national statistical data and typical waste generation during building construction, renovation, demolition, or maintenance activities. The recovery estimate relies on 2003 data reported by state environmental agencies.
	06/01/2008	Construction Initiative	Publication
	Description: This document discusses EPA's Construction Initiative (CI), a collaborative, public-private sector effort to increase the recycling and reuse of industrial materials in building and transportation construction projects. The Initiative increases awareness of the potential value and unique abilities of these materials to replace virgin materials in numerous construction applications.
	03/01/2008	Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Helps Communities Plan Ahead for Natural Disasters	Publication
	Description: This fact sheet discusses the guidance document Planning for Natural Disaster Debris (EPA530-K-08-001), which helps communities prepare to clean up after natural disasters and manage disaster debris.
	03/01/2008	Planning for Natural Disaster Debris	Publication
	Description: This guidance document discusses the management of debris from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods, wildfires, and winter storms. This document can help a planner begin the planning process or revise an existing disaster debris management plan and it provides planners with more awareness for environmental protectiveness when it comes to dealing with disaster debris.
	06/01/2006	Tribal Waste Journal: Construction and Demolition Materials: Concrete Reasons to Manage Them Now	Publication
	Description: This issue of the Tribal Waste Journal discusses ways for tribal environmental managers to prevent illegal dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) materials; save money on disposal costs of these heavy, bulky materials; and maintain clean lands.
	03/23/2005	USE OF RECYCLED MATERIAL IN HOME CONSTRUCTION	Memo
	Description: The EPA lacks the statutory authority to require the use of recovered materials by the home construction industry in its manufacture of house siding and other construction mateirals or to require recycling of such materials. States, communities, and industry have developed voluntary approaches to reduce, reuse, and recycle construction materials.
	09/01/2004	RCRA in Focus: Construction, Demolition, and Renovation	Publication
	Description: This document discusses the regulatory status of construction and demolition (C&D) waste and ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle C&D waste. Most C&D debris is nonhazardous and is not regulated by EPA. However, many states have specific definitions of C&D debris that effectively determine what materials are allowed to be disposed of in nonhazardous waste landfills, C&D landfills, or incinerators. Although EPA does not regulate most C&D waste, they encourage efforts to keep the hazardous components of C&D waste out of landfills to conserve natural resources and protect human health and the environment.
	02/01/2002	WasteWise Update: Building for the Future	Publication
	Description: This issue of the WasteWise Update discusses how resource efficient building emphasizes the reduction of construction and demolition (C&D) debris; incorporation of waste prevention, durability, and recyclability into building design; and the use of resource-efficient building materials. It provides an overview of resource-efficient and green buildings and a comprehensive list of resources.
	06/01/2000	Building Savings: Strategies for Waste Reduction of Construction and Demolition Debris from Buildings	Publication
	Description: This fact sheet packet is aimed at local governments that want to encourage more building-related construction and demolition debris recovery, building owners and developers interested in green building design and building contractors seeking a competitive edge.
	12/01/1998	Environmental Fact Sheet: Proposed Rule on the Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris	Publication
	Description: This fact sheet summarizes the proposal to suspend current hazardous waste management requirements for lead-based paint debris. The document explains why this rule is needed, who is subject to the rule, and how people performing work in their homes are affected.
	03/01/1998	Reusable News (Spring/Summer 1998)	Publication
	Description: This issue of Reusable News discusses the recent ""Recycling: Looking Toward the Next Century"" brainstorming workshop, the current national recycling rate, the New Ronald Reagan Building, the Building-Related Construction and Demolition Characterization Report, and also contains an insert, the current OSW Publications List.

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