CMRA urges L.A. to adopt C&D recycling legislation.

The Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) has sent a resolution to city officials in Los Angeles 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 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 and most of Southern California have the recycling infrastructure to handle such requirements.

More information is available at www.cdrecycling.org.