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TABLE 21.3
Typical Components of Construction and Demolition Debris

Material Examples
Wood Forming and framing lumber, stumps, plywood, laminates, scraps
Drywall Sheetrock, gypsum, and plaster
Metals Pipes, rebar, flashing, steel, aluminum, copper, brass, and stainless steel
Plastics Vinyl siding, doors, windows, floor tile, and pipes
Roofing Asphalt and wood shingles, slate, tile, and roofing felt
Rubble Asphalt, concrete, cinder blocks, rock, and soil
Brick Bricks and decorative blocks
Glass Windows, mirrors, and lights
Miscellaneous Carpeting, fixtures, insulation, and ceramic tile
Source: Franklin Associates, EPA530-R-98-010, 1998. Reproduced with kind permission of
Franklin Associates, Prairie Village, KS.

Miscellaneous a
15%
Brick
Wood 6%
42%
Roofing
6%
Plastics
2%

Metals
2%
Drywall
27%
a
(a) Refuse, dirt, sweepings, aggregate.
Roofing
Wood 1%
16%
Misc.
9%

Asphalt
2%
Scrap iron
5% Concrete
66%
Brick
(b) 1%
FIGURE 21.3 Comparison of wastes generated by (a) construction (Reproduced with kind permission of
Franklin Associates, Prairie Village, KS); and (b) demolition (Reproduced with kind permission of R.W.
Rhine, Inc., Tacoma, WA).

The quantities of C&D debris generated around the United States vary markedly from one region
or community to another. This variation is partly a result of differences in state regulations, and also
by the current rate of growth and the development activity of the community. The amount of C&D