COUNTY OF MONTEREY
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Construction and Demolition Recycling
Published on February 21, 2017. Last modified on July 01, 2024
Construction Waste
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Recyclable materials vary depending on the location of your project in the County. Please choose the flyer below that is specific to the location of the construction project.
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Recyclable materials vary depending on the location of your project in the County; this flyer is specific to construction projects located in the areas of Moss Landing, Castroville, Marina, Monterey-Salinas Highway, unincorporated Carmel, Carmel Valley, Carmel Highlands and Big Sur. |
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Los materiales reciclables varían dependiendo de las ubicaciones de su proyecto en el Condado; Este folleto es específico para los proyectos de construcción ubicados en las áreas de Moss Landing, Castroville, Marina, autopista de Monterey-Salinas, sitios no incorporado como Carmel, Carmel Valley, Carmel Highlands y Big Sur. Siga |
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Recyclable materials vary depending on the location of your project in the County; this flyer is specific to construction projects located in the areas of Salinas and Salinas Valley areas of the County. ( Los materiales reciclables varían dependiendo de la ubicación de su proyecto en el Condado; Este folleto es específico para los proyectos de construcción ubicados en las áreas de Salinas y Salinas Valley áreas del Condado. Siga) |
Jurisdictions including those without a C&D ordinance requiring the diversion of 65 percent of construction waste, the owners/builder of construction projects within the covered occupancies will be required to divert 65 percent of the construction waste materials generated during the project.
State law regarding construction waste
The County is required under State law to divert materials from landfill
disposal. Construction and demolition debris, or C&D debris, comprises
nearly 30% of the solid waste stream. Also under State law, all permitted
new building construction (residential and non-residential), demolition, and
certain additions and alteration projects are required to recycle and/or
salvage for reuse a minimum 50% of the nonhazardous C&D debris generated
during the project (California Green Building Standards Code Sections 4.408,
5.408, 301.1.1 and 301.3).
Information if you opt to self-haul
If you opt to self-haul please refer to following links to get more accurate information on what materials are accepted in your area’s waste receiver (Monterey Regional Waste Management District or Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority):
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (Salinas Valley area) http://svswa.org/commercial/construction-and-demolition/
Monterey Regional Waste Management District (Monterey Peninsula area) https://regenmonterey.org/disposal/
Construction and Demolition Permitting Information
For more information on demolition permits read the HCD Permit Center’s Demolition Permit Submittal Requirements Guide, which can be found here. For general information on construction permitting in unincorporated Monterey County visit the Permit Center’s Homepage.
Exclusive Franchise Agreement for County
The County has an exclusive franchise agreement for construction and
demolition debris box hauling services with Waste Management. Under this
exclusive franchise agreement only Waste Management may independently
deliver drop boxes and/or bins to a job site and haul them away when full.
Contractors may self-haul debris from their job sites as an incidental part
of their services, only when the equipment, vehicles and/or trailers being
used is owned and operated by the Contractor performing the service at the
job site(s). Contractors may not hire a third-party to provide hauling
services.