C&D News

The City Council in Irvine, Calif., has approved an ordinance that encourages builders to recycle construction and demolition debris, according to a report in the Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.).

The law includes a provision that allows the city to impound unauthorized waste bins at construction or demolition sites.

The city already requires builders of large projects to submit recycling plans, but the new ordinance includes means to verify that developers are following through on those plans, according to the report. Companies will have to pay a material diversion deposit to the city under the new ordinance that will be refunded after the project is complete, according to the report. At least 75 percent of concrete and asphalt and 50 percent of other C&D debris must be taken to material recovery facilities for a company to get its deposit back.

Projects subject to the new regulations include those involving more than one residential unit; nonresidential structures measuring 5,000 square feet or more and nonresidential properties that are 10,000 square feet or more.

Wrecking Corp. of America, Alexandria, Va., has been awarded a contract for hazmat removal and demolition of two 12-story buildings on one of Washington’s busiest, high-traffic corners. The buildings are at Connecticut Avenue and K Street.

The project involves razing 400,000 square feet of concrete structure to sidewalk elevation. The project began in October 2007 and is scheduled for completion in 2008.

Clark Construction Group LLC is the general contractor for the project. Before actual demolition takes place, the company will undertake significant asbestos removal.

More information is available online at www.wreckingcorp.com.