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Construction salvage and recycling toolkit
Garbage and recycling › Recycle at work › Construction salvage and recycling
Find out how you can save money and build more sustainably by reusing and recycling construction and demolition debris.
Construction salvage and recycling are good for business and for the environment. Metro offers practical tools to help contractors, architects and developers save money, earn “green” buildling credits and keep building materials out of the landfill.
Request a printed copy of the Start Smart guide or Find a
Recycler directory and map by calling Metro Recycling information at
503-234-3000.
Find a Recycler directory
A go-to listing and map of more than 100 nearby recycling sites
You can use this guide to find a recycler for your construction debris
near your job site. Available as a PDF or a searchable online tool, the
directory displays recycling facility locations,
descriptions of accepted materials, helpful maps and listings of deconstruction and salvage contractors and construction debris recycling facilities in the Portland metropolitan area.
Download a PDF of the Find a Recycler directory
Search the online directory
Start Smart guide
A local how-to blueprint for attaining LEED salvage and recycling
points from the U.S. Green Building Council
Metro created this
publication to help the metro area building industry become more
efficient in their use of resources. There is a specific focus on
commercial building materials because they represent the biggest
opportunity and the biggest challenge in taking them from disposal as
garbage into salvage and reuse programs.
Download the Start Smart guide
BoneyardNW.com
BoneyardNW, a free service brought to you by Metro, is an online
marketplace for buying and selling used commercial building materials.
Visit BoneyardNW.com
Green Building Hotline: 503-823-5431
In collaboration with Metro and Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah
counties, the City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development offers
a free green building hotline for homeowners, realtors, nonprofits,
government agencies, contractors,
students, developers, business owners and design professionals
throughout the region. Learn about green building strategies,
materials, renewable energy, stormwater management and more. Find out
about resources and incentives to reduce your building's carbon
footprint.
Visit the Green Development Resource Center
Toolkit partners
These associations and organizations support salvage and recycling of construction and demolition debris:
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Associated General Contractors
- Construction Specifications Institute
- Oregon Remodelers Association
- Metro Home Builders Association
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Did You Know?
Regional contractor's license
Metro offers a single license to construct, alter and repair structures in 20 cities within the region (does not include Portland). More