Recycling Rates

**James** · #1 (**permalink**) 11-01-2007, 08:55 AM

Do you track your recycling rates of stuff that is recycled versus what you dump?

demobud · #2 (**permalink**) 11-03-2007, 07:35 PM

Good question! I would like to hear any of these results as well.

windwailer · #3 (**permalink**) 11-04-2007, 01:44 PM

Just now getting that adressed. the company I work for grew fast and has been playing catch up in the office end, I know when we send roll offs of wood to a local pallet recycler,weight is noted on the daily time sheet and seems like it would be easy to track at years end.no different than the scrap. Lots of organizing going on in the farm field based company I am employed with. (56 employees) We dontate usable building materials as well for the 501c3 tax credits, also wetake part in the Armstrong ceiling tile program for LEEDS.

K&W · #4 (**permalink**) 11-06-2007, 08:04 AM

I've been hauling and disposing demolition for years, and more and more of my customers are recycling!!! It seems to me, that if a company has the time and resources, there is a lot to be recycled:
Scrap Metals
clean wood
Large Timbers
Glass
Concrete
Drywall (because of the oder, more landfills are rejecting large quantities)
Greean Waste (around or on site)

**James** · #5 (**permalink**) 11-07-2007, 07:59 AM

The potential is definitely there.

So what kind of percentage rates are you running K&W?

K&W · #6 (**permalink**) 11-07-2007, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by James

The potential is definitely there.

So what kind of percentage rates are you running K&W?

What do you mean by percentage rates???

demobud · #7 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:29 AM

I think what James is looking for is similar to what I use to calculate a clients needs based on how much of what type of debris they handle. Yo look at your total waste stream and make as accurate a determination as possible how many different things make up the total and then figure the percentages of each constituent. I use this to determine what type of sorting technology will work better for a potential client.
IE: Metals, glass, insulation, drywall, paper, OCC, wood (treated and untreated), concrete etc.

**James** · #8 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 07:52 AM

Yep that is what I meant. Thanks demobud.

K&W · #9 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 02:45 PM

Oh OK....well the companies out here aren't as green as the ones out west, so on average....about 0% of glass is recyled, 10% of wood, 95% of scrap metal, 50% of green waste, 0% drywall, 50% red brick/block, 90% concrete!!! I guess that's about it, but remember, these are from what I see with my customers!!!

demobud · #10 (**permalink**) 11-08-2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by K&W

Oh OK....well the companies out here aren't as green as the ones out west, so on average....about 0% of glass is recyled, 10% of wood, 95% of scrap metal, 50% of green waste, 0% drywall, 50% red brick/block, 90% concrete!!! I guess that's about it, but remember, these are from what I see with my customers!!!

No worries! I am in Alabama, probably the least green state from a recycling standpoint so I see I lot that is similar to what you are seeing.