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Best practice diversion and end use options for construction, demolition and renovation clean wood waste Miller, Michael
Abstract
With a goal of informing the City of Vancouver’s solid waste management strategy, this report explores the best practice options for the separation and processing of clean wood waste from from construction, demolition and renovation activities and the potential end use options for these diverted wood materials. The policy instruments that effectively encourage these actions in jurisdictions similar to Vancouver were also identified. A literature review of academic articles, government documents, and consultant reports informed this research. The recommendations for the City of Vancouver, explored in further detail in the report, are as follows: • Source separation of wood waste is the most effective diversion strategy. By encouraging deconstruction methods over traditional demolition practices, the ease and efficiency of source separation can be improved considerably. • The market for recycled and reused construction and demolition waste products needs to be expanded. Establishing demand for these materials can be accomplished through institutional purchasing and encouraging a diversity of end use applications. • Developing market support infrastructure and expanding the distribution network for reused and recycled building materials is critical for raising their market share. The City’s Deconstruction Hub is a great starting point for expanding the local market capacity for reused and recycled wood building materials.
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Best practice diversion and end use options for construction, demolition and renovation clean wood waste
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Date Issued |
2013-04-03
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Description |
With
a
goal
of
informing
the
City
of
Vancouver’s
solid
waste
management
strategy,
this
report
explores
the
best
practice
options
for
the
separation
and
processing
of
clean
wood
waste
from from
construction,
demolition
and
renovation
activities
and
the
potential
end
use
options
for
these
diverted
wood
materials.
The
policy
instruments
that
effectively
encourage
these
actions
in
jurisdictions
similar
to
Vancouver
were
also
identified.
A
literature
review
of
academic
articles,
government
documents,
and
consultant
reports
informed
this
research.
The
recommendations
for
the
City
of
Vancouver,
explored
in
further
detail
in
the
report,
are
as
follows:
• Source
separation
of
wood
waste
is
the
most
effective
diversion
strategy.
By
encouraging
deconstruction
methods
over
traditional
demolition
practices,
the
ease
and
efficiency
of
source
separation
can
be
improved
considerably.
• The
market
for
recycled
and
reused
construction
and
demolition
waste
products
needs
to
be
expanded.
Establishing
demand
for
these
materials
can
be
accomplished
through
institutional
purchasing
and
encouraging
a
diversity
of
end
use
applications.
• Developing
market
support
infrastructure
and
expanding
the
distribution
network
for
reused
and
recycled
building
materials
is
critical
for
raising
their
market
share.
The
City’s
Deconstruction
Hub
is
a
great
starting
point
for
expanding
the
local
market
capacity
for
reused
and
recycled
wood
building
materials.
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Language |
eng
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Date Available |
2013-05-09
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Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0075660
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Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
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Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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