COURT RULES C&D MATERIAL NOT PART OF FRANCHISE
A Nevada court has ruled that non-putrescible C&D debris does not fall under the definition of solid waste and is not part of a waste collector’s exclusive franchise.
According to a legal bulletin from the Environmental Industry Association (EIA), Douglas County, Nevada, had a franchise agreement with Douglas Disposal Inc. (DDI) that allowed for self-haul to a transfer station or landfill. Two other companies began hauling C&D in the franchise area, and DDI filed a suit against them, saying that Nevada law defines solid waste broadly to include non-putrescible refuse, including C&D material. The defendants argued that C&D debris is non-putrescible and does not pose a health and safety issue, placing it outside Douglas County’s franchise powers.
The court ruled that the county exceeded its authority by including non-putrescible construction debris in the franchise agreement.
CONSTRUCTION CREATES RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES IN CALIF.

Spring construction projects have brought an influx of construction and demolition debris to San Francisco’s iMRF, which is operated by SF Recycling & Disposal, a Norcal Waste Systems company.
Some 494 tons of debris, including wood, dirt, concrete and other materials, have been recycled from the Bloomingdale’s West Coast store site, according to Robert Reed of Norcal Waste Systems. To date, the project has achieved a recycling rate of nearly 77 percent.
The new Federal Building project has already recycled 7,200 tons of debris since April 2003, says Jake Nickman, project engineer for the general contractor, Dick/Morganti Joint Venture group.

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