Making a Dent in Construction and Demolition Debris or Stephen M Bantillo City of San Jose, Environmental Services Department Integrated Waste Management 777 N. First Street, Suite 300, San Jose, CA (408) / (408) fax / Getting More and Less Than You Bargained For Baltimore, MD September 17, 2003

CDDD Overview Builder/Contractor applies for permit Deposit assessed based on square footage and type of project

CDDD Overview C&D materials hauled to Certified Facility

CDDD Overview Contractor returns receipts/records to City for Deposit refund

Deposit Amounts Building SegmentRate $/SqFt Residential New Construction$0.20 Non-Residential New Construction$0.10 Residential Alterations$1.16 Non-Residential Alterations$0.35 Residential Demolition$0.35 Non-Residential Demolition$0.10 Roof with tear-off Flat Rate$100

City-Certified Facilities Two Types: Administrative Certification Inert processors recover at least 90% Full Certification Mixed C&D facilities recover at least 50%

Certified Facilities 8 Mixed C&D/Landfills/Transfer 7 Rock/Asphalt/Quarry 3 Metal 2 Carpet 1 Wood 1 Reuse

Laying The Groundwork: §Identify The Target §Economics §Stakeholders §Infrastructure

Results of 1998 Waste Characterization Study Composition of Materials Going to Landfill

Results of 1998 Gate Survey Source of Materials Going to Landfill

Results of 1999 Gate Survey C&D Materials Going to Landfill >300,000 tpy 160,000 tpy buried

Economic Study Determine costs associated with the handling of C&D materials in and out-of-town Establish rates based on cost differential for recycling/diversion

Stakeholder Process Focus Groups One-on-One Group Meetings

Stakeholder Process cont. Who was involved? External: Banking Education Developers Architects Contractors Chamber Internal: City staff Public Works Redevelopment Housing Planning Green Building Labor Haulers Processors Landfills Home Builders Assoc.

Stakeholder Process cont. Why Important? Feedback on system design ID key support policies, processes, and interests Navigate the political process for approval by administration

C&D Infrastructure Grants FY 1999/2000$250,000 FY 2000/2001$500,000 3 Landfills$333,000 4 Processors$217,000 1 Individual$200,000

January 2000 §$36K “Portable MRF” §$10K C&D Line §$140K Mixed C&D Line §$64K “Rocket” Mixed C&D Line February 2001 §$200K Carpet Recovery §$71K Wood Waste Recycling System §$100K Roofing/Wood Recycling System §$129K Organics Removal System C&D Infrastructure Grants

What Have We Learned? There are more types of projects than you can shake a 2X4 at! Sweat the details with the Permit Center / Building Department (and everyone else) Provide clear written instructions to customers The other guy’s project makes more waste

Total Project Value$848,712,920 Average $242,559 Median$28,000 High$108,000,000 Low$100 Program Data

Total SqFt9,681,258 Average2,768 Median400 High615,000 Low1 Program Data

Total Deposit Value$2,676,226 Average$766 Median$350 High$58,110 Low $1.05 Program Data