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Recycled
Products Guidelines
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RECYCLING GUIDELINES, BUILDING PRODUCTS |
| Product |
Total
Recovered Materials |
Notes
|
| Insulation,
rock wool |
75% |
From
mineral slag |
| Insulation,
fiberglass |
20% |
From
waste glass cullet (consumer containers) |
| Insulation,
cellulose |
75% |
From
newsprint |
| Insulation,
plastic fiber batt |
100% |
From
PET soda bottles |
| Carpet,
polyester face fiber |
25% |
From
PET soda bottles |
| Concrete,
fly ash |
15% |
Coal
ash as a proportion of cement in mix |
| Concrete,
ground slag |
25% |
Furnace
slag as a proportion of cement in mix |
| Latex
paint, reprocessed |
20-100% |
Consolidated
or reprocessed. Colors limited. |
| Gypsum
board |
10% |
Recycled
gypsum and face paper |
| Rubber
or plastic patio block |
90% |
Tire
rubber and waste plastic |
| Structural
fiber board |
100% |
Wood,
paper, or agricultural waste fiber |
| Laminated
paper board |
100% |
Post-consumer
paper |
| Shower
or restroom dividers, steel |
20% |
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| Shower
or restroom dividers, plastic |
20-100% |
Post-consumer
plastic |
| Hydraulic
landscape mulch |
100% |
Wood
fiber and paper waste |
| Compost |
100% |
Leaves,
grass, clippings (yard waste only) |
Specify at least
four major construction materials with post-consumer recycled content
meeting EPA recycled content guidelines. (A “major” material
covers more than half of a surface such as a parking area, the floors,
roofs or walls, or serves a structural, partitioning or finishing function
throughout large portions of the building.)
Typical building
products available with recycled content in the Los Angeles region include:
- recycled asphalt
- plastic insulation
- plastic lumber
- fiberglass insulation
- cellulose insulation
- rubber tile and
mats
- geo-textile fabric
- fly-ash concrete
- gypsum board
- carpet and carpet
pad
- aluminum and
steel products
- acoustical tile
- ceramic tile
containing glass
- roofing tile
and siding, cement/paper
- mineral-filled
and plastic composite panels
- remanufactured
wood products (e.g. flooring made from salvaged timber)
Not all materials
available on the market meet EPA guidelines; the specifier should ensure
that supplied materials are as specified. A list of designated EPA products can be found at www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm
Cautions
- Require disclosure
by manufacturer of “post-consumer”, “recovered waste”
or “industrial waste” content.
- Avoid materials
that must be shipped long distances. These defeat the environmental
advantage of materials with recycled content by using excessive transportation
energy.
- Special orders
of materials not widely used may require long procurement lead times.
Inquire about availability and scheduling before specifying.
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