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Also see Building
Design and Construction in this directory.
CIWMB Publications
CIWMB has either printed or Web publications on this
topic that you can find at either our publication
search page or our Web
site search page. However, not all of these publications apply to "waste
prevention" in the most literal use of that term. CIWMB publications that do apply to
waste prevention include:
- Urban Wood Waste—An overview that includes estimated quantities of wood waste generated from most construction and demolition operations, as well as markets available for the processed wood
waste. Publication number 443-95-057. Microsoft Word Document, 21 KB
- Wood Waste: How to Keep Wood Waste Out of
Landfills—Provides suggestions on reusing and recycling wood waste for businesses. Includes an outline for a wood waste reduction plan and links to online resources on wood waste recycling and waste
reduction. Publication number 500-94-017. Microsoft Word Document, 44KB.
Other Resources
Web Sites
- Resource Conservation
Alliance—The mission of the Resource Conservation Alliance (RCA) is to protect natural forests and other ecological systems through market-based and commodity-based conservation strategies. These strategies include reduced consumption and increased recycling, redesign and resource diversification. RCA encourages consumers to conserve forests by reducing their consumption of paper and building products overall and by replacing virgin wood products with products made from recycled fibers, straw, kenaf, hemp, etc.
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