A city ordinance that requires construction and demolition debris recycling has gone into effect in San Francisco, according to a report from CBS5 in San Francisco.
The Construction and Demolition Debris Recovery Ordinance was introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom and approved in February. It took effect on July 1 and requires all contractors in the city to send their C&D debris to a certified facility for recycling.
The new regulations have already brought an influx of material to area recyclers. Workers at the construction recycling facility owned and operated by Norcal Waste Systems sorted approximately 400 tons of construction debris on July 4, recovering between 65 and 70 percent for recycling, according to a press release from Norcal.
Robert Reed, director of corporate communications for Norcal, adds that an unusually wet spring has delayed many construction projects, making summer a particularly busy construction season in the San Francisco area as contractors try to catch up.
City supervisors hope the ordinance will increase the amount of C&D debris recycled by 8 percent, according to the report.
C&D debris accounts for more than 100,000 tons of material in city landfills per year, according to the report.