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QUESTIONS

1. What are the federal regulations that exist for the management of C&D debris?
2. What C & D materials are most frequently recovered from construction and demolition
sites? Of these, which has the highest rate of recycling?
3. Are land clearing debris such as stumps, rocks, and soil included in state definitions of
C&D debris? Check the U.S. EPA web site, http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/solid/
c&d.html, for California’s and Hawaii’s definition of C&D debris.
4. Will it cost a typical contractor more to recycle or to reuse construction and demolition
debris?
5. How do U.S. states regulate C&D debris? Are state programs relatively consistent?
Check the U.S. EPA web site, http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/solid/c&d.html for
state regulations from Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada.