MARYLAND COUNTY LAUNCHES DRYWALL RECYCLING PROGRAM
Worcester County, Md., has partnered with Chambersburg Waste Paper Co. of Chambersburg, Pa., to recycle excess drywall from county construction sites, according to a report in Ocean City Today (Ocean City, Md.).
According to the report, several hundred tons of excess drywall is generated per month, with one to two pounds of drywall being left over for every square foot of new construction.
According to the report, Chambersburg Waste Paper Co. will pay Worcester County a fee of $5 per ton for the material.
A small area of the Worcester County Recycling Facility will be used to collect and transfer the material.
Only material from new construction sites, not demolition projects, will be used in the recycling program, according to the report.
The drywall could be recycled into products such as soil amendment or used in manufacturing new drywall.
C&D RECYCLING CENTER PLANNED FOR NEW YORK TOWN
The city planning board of New Rochelle, N.Y., has received a proposal for a construction and demolition debris sorting facility, according to a report in the Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.).
Local businessman Frank Miceli Jr. made the proposal for the Queen City Recycling Center, which would replace a demolition business he currently runs on the site, according to the Journal News report.
Material will not be crushed on site, but brought to the 6,600-square-foot building by roll-off trucks, sorted and then sent out for recycling.
The state DEC accepted public comment until Jan. 4, according to the news report.
LANDFILL CHANGES IN STORE FOR OHIO
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft has signed a bill into law that calls for a number of changes to the rules governing the state’s construction and demolition debris landfills.
According to local press reports, regulatory changes include increasing the mandatory distance between landfill facilities and residences from 50 feet to 500 feet. Also, C&D landfills cannot be within 500 feet of a state or national park or recreational facility.
The legislation also includes a provision for a 6-foot barrier, which applies to sites that are next to properties zoned residential, according to the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. John P. Hagan (R-Alliance).
House Bill 397 took effect immediately following the governor’s signing.
C&D RECYCLING CENTER PLANNED FOR NEW YORK TOWN
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a wood-burning power plant in Hopkinton, N.H., can burn construction and demolition debris, according to a report in the Union Leader (Manchester, N.H.).
The ruling is the result of a two-year battle in which town officials attempted to stop BioEnergy from burning C&D material.
The paper reports that the company had burned clean wood debris as fuel for 20 years. Two years ago, state environmental officials issued a permit for the plant to burn up to 100 percent of C&D debris that came from painted wood and plywood. A group of Hopkinton residents filed a petition with the town requesting it to stop BioEnergy from using the material. Town selectmen then issued a cease-and-desist order and asked for the company to apply for a new permit.
The Supreme Court decided town officials could not regulate air emissions. However, a statewide moratorium on burning wood from C&D debris is in effect until July 1, while a committee studies the effects of burning such material, according to the report.
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