Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) in Virginia
How is construction debris managed in Virginia?
Virginia's current infastructure for processing construction and demolition waste (C&D) relies heavily on landfills and transfer stations, and falls far below the national average for C&D recycling.
- 24.5 MM tons of solid waste was disposed at VA landfills alone in 2005 – 7 MM tons imported (source: DEQ)
- Only .001% of C&D in VA is incinerated (source: DEQ)
- Just 5% of VA C&D is recycled (source: DEQ)
- At the current disposal rate, there would be 7.0 years of available CDD landfill capacity in the Commonwealth.” (source: VA DEQ 2004)
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