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Section 017419 Construction Waste Management and Disposal

SECTION 017419 - CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL

THIS IS A SAMPLE SPECIFICATION FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE. THE BAY-FRIENDLY COALITION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE SAMPLE BAY-FRIENDLY LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE IN THE PLANTING SPECIFICATIONS FOR A PROJECT. THIS SAMPLE SPECIFICATION CAN BE USED AS A TEMPLATE FOR THE PROJECT’S PLANTING SPECIFICATION SECTION OR THE TEXT CAN BE INSERTED AS APPROPRIATE INTO AN EXISTING PLANTING SPECIFICATION SECTION. LAST UPDATED 10-15-14.

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1RELATED DOCUMENTS

  1. [Insert appropriate text regarding related documents including plans, standard and special provisions and the contract]
  2. Reference Documents:
  3. Bay-Friendly Rated Scorecard for Civic, Commercial and Multifamily Landscapes for this project
  4. Bay-Friendly Rating Manual for Civic, Commercial and Multifamily Landscapes: serves as a guide in describing the requirements and verification procedures for each practice in the scorecard.
  5. Bay-Friendly Maintenance Manual: serves as a reference document to provide language as needed to improve the environmental standards of ongoing landscape maintenance contracts.
  6. Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines: fully describes the seven Bay-Friendly principles, offering 55 practices in sustainable landscape design, construction, and maintenance.
  7. Additional Bay-Friendly resources found at

1.2SUMMARY

  1. This project has been designed as a Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape based on the Bay-Friendly Rated Scorecard for Civic, Commercial and Multifamily Landscapes Version 4 and the Bay-Friendly Rating Manual for Civic, Commercial & Multifamily Landscapes Version 4.

The Bay-Friendly Rating system is managed by the Bay-Friendly Landscaping and Gardening Coalition. This project is registered by the Bay-Friendly Rater [name] with the Coalition in order to obtain Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape designation.The Bay-Friendly Rating Manual and Scorecard can be downloaded for free from

“Bay-Friendly”refers to a comprehensive approach to the design, construction, and maintenance of healthy, environmentally sound landscapes. Bay-Friendly practices work with nature to reduce waste and protect the watersheds and communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Bay-Friendly approach is guided by seven principles. These principles are explained in detail in the Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines and are summarized here:

  1. Landscaping Locally
  2. Landscape for Less to the Landfill
  3. Nurture the soil
  4. Conserve Water
  5. Conserve Energy
  6. Protect Water & Air Quality
  7. Create Wildlife Habitat

1.8DEFINITIONS

  1. Construction Waste: Building improvement materials and other solid waste resulting from construction, remodeling, renovation, or repair operations. Construction waste includes packaging.
  2. Demolition Waste: Building improvement materials resulting from selective demolition operations.
  3. Disposal: Removal off-site of demolition and construction waste and subsequent sale, recycling, reuse, or deposit in landfill or incinerator acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction.
  4. Recycle: Recovery of demolition or construction waste for subsequent processing in preparation for reuse.
  5. Salvage: Recovery of demolition or construction waste and subsequent sale or reuse in another facility.
  6. Salvage and Reuse: Recovery of demolition or construction waste and subsequent incorporation into the Work.
  7. Recyclable Materials:
  8. Products and materials that can be recycled may include, but are not limited to, the following:
  9. Asphalt
  10. Brick
  11. Cardboard & Paper
  12. Carpet
  13. Concrete
  14. Dirt/ Clean Fill
  15. Dry Wall
  16. Metal
  17. Palettes
  18. Plant Debris, Soil and contaminated materials
  19. Plastics.
  20. Roofing
  21. Wood clean
  22. wood treated
  23. Plastic pots, flats
  24. Other
  1. Final determination of actual recyclable materials will be based on the local recycling facility capability.

1.9PERFORMANCE

  1. [ Insert text]

1.10SUBMITTALS

  1. Waste Management Plan: Submit plan within 7 days of date established for the Notice to Proceed
  2. Waste Reduction Calculations: Before request for Substantial Completion, submit copies of calculated end-of-Project rates for salvage, recycling, and disposal as a percentage of total waste generated by the Work.
  3. Recycling and Processing Facility Records: Indicate receipt and acceptance of recyclable waste by recycling and processing facilities licensed to accept them. Include manifests, weight tickets, receipts, and invoices.
  4. Submit other records, including records of sales and donations, as applicable and required to substantiate conformance with waste management goals.

1.11QUALITY ASSURANCE

  1. [Insert Text]

1.12WASTE MANAGEMENT GOALS

  1. General: Develop waste management plan that results in end-of-Project rates for salvage/recycling of 50% of construction and demolition waste, and 100% of excavated soil and land clearing debris.
  2. Contractor to use Green Halo to track construction and demolition waste diversion.
  3. Landscape contractor to separate recyclables on the project site or at the Landscape contractor’s yard with a minimum of two waste streams. Waste streams could include cardboard, metal, plant debris, plant posts for return to the nursery, untreated and unpainted lumber and film plastic. Contractor shall submit photo documentation of each stream.
  4. The Contractor shall take a proactive and responsible role in the management of construction waste, and shall require all subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers to participate in the effort.
  5. The Contractor shall establish a construction waste management program for this Project that includes, but is not limited to, the following;
  6. Salvage for resale.
  7. Salvage and reuse. (i.e.Return pots back to nursery)
  8. Recycling.
  9. Disposal.
  10. Only trash or waste materials that cannot be practically or economically reused or recycled shall be transported to the landfill.

1.13WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

  1. General: Develop plan consisting of waste identification, waste reduction work plan, and cost/revenue analysis. Include separate sections in plan for demolition and construction waste. Indicate quantities by weight or volume, but use same units of measure throughout Waste Management Plan.
  2. Identify the off-site Recycling Service and Hauler of each designated debris item, who have agreed to accept and divert that item from landfill, and the proposed quantities. Schedule each item and list off-site Recycling Service and Hauler company name, telephone number, address, and person contacted. Visit for Builder’s Guide to Reuse and Recycling, A Directory for Construction, Demolition & Landscaping Materials.
  3. Waste Identification: Indicate anticipated types and quantities of demolition and construction waste generated by the Work. Include estimated quantities and assumptions for estimates.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS (Not Used)

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

  1. Maintain log of each load, of each category item diverted from landfill. Log in separately debris sent to a Class III and/or Class II landfills and materials sent to recycling facilities.
  2. Include in log, type of load, load weight, name of hauling service; recycling service or landfill, and date accepted by recycling service or by landfill.
  3. Owner reserves the right to audit the log at any time, retain and make available, all weight tickets, copies of receipts and invoices.
  4. Material Handling:
  5. Separation Facilities:
  6. Designate a specific on site area or areas to facilitate separation of materials for potential salvage or reuse, recycling, and return.
  7. Keep waste bins and pile areas neat and clean. Clearly mark bins for each category of waste. Do not mix non-recyclable waste with materials designated for reuse or recycling.
  8. Do not permit designated materials to become contaminated or to contaminate site or surrounding areas.
  9. Training And Coordination:
  10. Furnish copies of the Waste Management Plan to all on-site supervisors and each subcontractor.
  11. Provide on-site instruction of appropriate separation, handling, and recycling, salvage or reuse, and return methods to be used by all entities at the appropriate stages of the Project.
  12. Include construction and demolition debris management on the agenda of meetings. At a minimum, discuss waste management goals and issues at the following meetings:
  13. Pre-construction meeting.
  14. Regularly scheduled job-site meetings.

3.2RECYCLING WASTE, GENERAL

  1. [Insert Text]

3.3RECYCLING DEMOLITION WASTE

  1. [Insert Text]

3.4RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION WASTE

  1. [Insert Text]

3.5DISPOSAL OF WASTE

  1. [Insert Text]

END OF SECTION 017419

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