University of Washington, Seattle
OP-24: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Daily operation and C&D collection 2013-2014: Recycled: 1101.85 tons Reused: 993.20 tons Landfill: 252 tons UW Recycling has several permanent Construction & Demolition (C&D) recycling containers (10-yard and 20-yard roll of containers) in their Corp Yard 2 location that encourage the proper disposal of the following materials: C&D, Concrete, Clean Wood and Scrap Metal. The Corp Yard 1 location has permanent containers on-site to collect carpet and C&D. Other academic or facilities services buildings have permanent containers on site to collect C&D and scrap metal. Temporary containers are also called in for specific jobs. All containers are well labeled and the areas well-signed to encourage proper use and to minimize contamination. In FY 15 we diverted 1,305.73 tons of C&D, clean wood concrete, carpet and scrap metal from these two locations. Totals for below LEED Projects 34,359.64 Tons Diverted 1,120.68 Tons Landfilled 35,480.32 Tons Total Waste 97% Diversion. LEED Projects for the past 3 years: Reporting in tons. Alder Hall: 2,774.89 diverted, 98.73 landfilled Poplar Hall: 420.37 Diverted, 33.76 Landfilled Elm Hall: 509.47 diverted, 65.64 Landfilled Lander Hall: 9,685.03 diverted, 333.86 Landfilled Molecular Engineering & Sciences: 106.68 diverted, 50.94 landfill Dempsey Hall: 3,657 Diverted, 3.42 Landfilled Samuel Kelley Ethnic Cultural Center: 200.96 diverted, 52.25 landfill Mercer Court Apartments: 6,944.06 Diverted, 24.80 landfilled Husky Union Building: 10,061.18 Diverted; 457.28 Landfilled