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MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
In the Materials and Resources glass, paper, and electronics.
category, the team is seeking a The materials will be kept
possible 7 points. Please observe separate on the building site,
in the description provided below and be taken to Georgia
how St. Joseph’s Women’s Center Recycling Solutions LLC for
will meet these requirements. processing when needed. A
final report will be drafted
• Storage and Collection of outlining all major waste
Recyclables- Dedicated
recycling bins will be located streams that were created
throughout the interior and during the renovation.
exterior of St. Joseph’s. They • PBT Source Reduction-
will be labeled clearly and Mercury- Product waste
accessible for hospital staff containing mercury from St.
and guest alike. All waste will Joseph’s shall include all lamps
be stored in an enclosed room such as linear fluorescents,
on the bottom floor that has and integrally ballasted and
direct access to the exterior nonintegrally ballasted
for proper removal away from compact fluorescents, and
any main public entrance. HIDs. Mercury waste is
Please observe in Figure 2, the regulated under the Resource
type receptacle that will be Conservation Recovery Act,
used, as well as the designated which requires anyone
areas for recycling in Figure 3. handling the disposal of this
• Construction and Demolition waste material to be trained,
and to have special equipment
Waste Management- A
construction and demolition on hand in case of accidental
spills. (Cit. 3 “Eliminating
waste management plan will
be developed and carried out Mercury” 2002) Because St.
Joseph’s is considered a major
during St. Joseph’s renovation.
Waste diversion will be renovation, a plan will be
established to phase out these
established for drywall, steel,
products and be replaced by
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