Vermont district looks at C&D efforts.* The Solid Waste District (SWD SWD Social Welfare Department (Hong Kong) SWD Software Design SWD Southwestern Division SWD Southward SWD Solid Waste Disposal SWD Seward Alaska (airport) SWD Short Wave Diathermy ) in Chittenden County, Vt., has solicited proposals for up to $30,000 in grant funding for costs associated with the development of a mixed C&D debris processing facility to be located there. The district is currently examining bid proposals received by its May 21 deadline. The Chittenden SWD says about 28 percent of the waste generated and landfilled in the county is C&D debris, with the annual figure standing at about 38,000 tons. A waste composition study conducted in Chittenden County three years ago during the peak of the construction season identified several components of its C&D materials: asphalt shingles An asphalt shingle is a type of roof shingle. They are one of the most widely used roofing covers due to the fact that they are relatively inexpensive and fairly simple to install. , 26 percent; treated wood treated wood Toxicology Wood impregnated with preservatives–eg, chromium-copper-arsenate, creosote, inorganic arsenicals, pentachlorophenol, to ↑ its useful life, thwarting insects, fungi, etc; chronic exposure to the fumes of burning wood or skin , 17 percent; untreated wood, 16 percent; scrap metal, 11 percent; furniture, 6 percent; drywall, 4 percent; insulation, 4 percent; Old Corrugated cor·ru·gate v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates v.tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves. v.intr. Containers, 2 percent; and other materials, 12 percent. CSWD CSWD Computer Software Documentation says it wishes to encourage the development of a mixed C&D debris processing Facility in Chittenden County that will provide an economic incentive for builders and property owners to divert this material from disposal. Grants are intended to fund costs associated with the development of a business plan, the design, and/or the permitting for a mixed C&D debris processing facility in Chittenden County. Public and private agencies, institutions, organizations and businesses are eligible for funding. On its Web site, www.cswd.net, the agency calls C&D debris "one of the fastest growing components of the waste stream" in Chittenden County, primarily because of the brisk pace of construction activity taking place in the county. Statistics kept by the district show that C&D materials made up just 16.6 percent of total waste and recyclables generated in 1993, but have risen to 27.5 percent of the total for 2003. Total annual tonnage TONNAGE, mar. law. The capacity of a ship or vessel. 2. The act of congress of March 2, 1799, s. 64, 1 Story's L. U. S. 630, directs that to ascertain the tonnage of any ship or vessel, the surveyor, &c. of C&D debris has risen by 141 percent in the 11-year span, compared to a more modest 25.9 percent growth in municipal solid waste “Municipal waste” redirects here. For other uses, see Municipal waste (disambiguation). Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a waste type that includes predominantly household waste (domestic waste) with sometimes the addition of commercial wastes collected by a . Chittenden Solid Waste District/Tons Disposed Year C&D MSW C&D % 1993 15,600 78,600 16.6% 1997 23,300 82,300 22.1% 2000 32,600 96,100 25.4% 2003 37,600 99,000 27.5% |
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