Case Study on Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Consigli used a combination of contract requirements, a worksite management plan and techniques to require its subcontractors to source-separate approximately 50 tons of clean new scrap gypsum wallboard from construction debris. Placing recycling containers throughout the construction site and putting disposal containers at a distance increased source separation by making it more convenient for workers to recycle than to discard recyclable materials.



Case Study on Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Workers collected the materials on a regular basis and kept the wallboard dry and stacked flat in a closed container. Consigli transported the scrap wallboard 100 miles to G-P Gypsum Corporation in Newington, New Hampshire. G-P accepts both interior and exterior clean new scrap gypsum wallboard for $11-12 per ton and makes it into new wallboard..

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