CMRA urges L.A. to adopt C&D recycling legislation.The Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA CMRA Commercial Mail Receiving Agency CMRA Construction Materials Recycling Association CMRA Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association CMRA Capital Market Risk Advisors, Inc. ) has sent a resolution to city officials in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. urging them to adopt an ordinance that would require all city departments to recycle at least 50 percent of construction and demolition debris. The CMRA, a national association that promotes the recycling of C&D materials, also recommends the mayor and city council adopt an ordinance that would mandate a 50-percent C&D recycling rate on private construction and demolition projects. "These types of ordinances are something we have seen all over the country," says James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. of Taylor Recycling, president of the CMRA. "For example, in Chicago the requirement is now 25 percent recycling on all construction and demolition projects, which will grow to 50 percent later in 2007." He adds that the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange and most of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, have the recycling infrastructure to handle such requirements. More information is available at www.cdrecycling.org. |
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