WasteCap leads training in construction waste recycling

Published: March 17, 2006

Construction and demolition waste is the largest contributor to Wisconsin’s
waste stream, taking up more than a third of our landfill’s space. Across
Wisconsin and the country, owners and governments are requiring construction and
demolition waste recycling in order to combat the problem and make our living
and working spaces more sustainable. Contractors who know how to recycle will
be ahead of the pack.

WasteCap Wisconsin, a private nonprofit organization
specializing in waste reduction and recycling program, has saved its customer’s
construction and demolition projects more than $1 million in avoided disposal
costs by implementing environmentally responsible waste-management plans that
have diverted more than 73 million pounds of waste from Wisconsin’s landfills.

WasteCap Wisconsin will share its knowledge on May 2 as it hosts the state’s
first public training in construction and demolition waste management and recycling.

The
training program has previously been privately held at individual companies in
order to train project managers and superintendents. Some of the WasteCap accredited
professionals in construction and demolition waste management and recycling include
employees of Boldt Construction in Appleton, The Jansen Group in

Milwaukee
and J.H. Findorff & Sons in Milwaukee.

“WasteCap found that those
who have completed this training are saving money on projects, saving natural
resources and establishing a positive image for their company,” Jenna Kunde,
director of strategic development for WasteCap Wisconsin and instructor for the
training workshop, said.

Oconomowoc location

The full-day training
workshop will take place at Waukesha State Bank in Oconomowoc. Attendees can expect
to learn how to save money by recycling on construction and demolition projects,
how to estimate how much waste and recyclables will be generated, how to create
a construction waste-management plan, how to develop, manage, monitor and document
a successful recycling program and how to meet Leadership in Environmental Design
requirements for construction waste management.

“The knowledge presented
in this training will be especially beneficial to contractors, haulers, developers
and owners,” Kunde said. “It will show them how to plan for waste and
save money.”

Those who successfully complete the training workshop
will be awarded with three-year WasteCap accreditation as a Construction and Demolition
Waste Management and Recycling Professional and will be among the first trained
in Wisconsin. Attendees will find the 172-page toolkit useful for projects and
planning for waste. It includes practical tools for projects in recycling, planning,
educating, monitoring and documenting.

Space is limited for this training
program and registration is required. For more information on the training and
to register, visit www.wastecapwi.org/training.

Shannon
Delaney is an outreach specialist with WasteCap Wisconsin.