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19 7 in a series of 10 case studies <br />Community Centers <br />New York, NY <br />How specifications were used to <br />reduce construction waste <br />The specifications required the successful bidder to submit draft and final <br />waste management plans aimed at salvaging, reusing, and recycling as many <br />materials as possible in order to minimize landfilling of wastes. Materials <br />required to be included in the plans were cardboard, clean dimensional wood, <br />land clearing debris, beverage containers, concrete, bricks, concrete masonry <br />units, asphalt, and metals. The successful bidder reported that these <br />requirements did not increase the amount of the bid. <br />Printed by Triangle J Council of Governments, publishers of WasteSpec: Model <br />Specifications for Construction Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling. For further <br />information or a WasteSpec order form, call 919 -549 -0551 or visit our Website at <br />www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/TJCOG/. <br />Printed on 20% post- consumer recycled paper <br />