Waste Reduction, Construction and Demolition Debris - Iowa ...

as refrigerants, mercury-containing devices and PCB capacitors. IDNR requires that
all discarded appliances be demanufactured by a permitted appliance demanufacturer
prior to disposal.
Demanufacturers remove the hazardous components and dispose of them in an
environmentally sound manner prior to recycling the metal. For a listing of permitted
collectors and demanufacturers visit www.iowadnr.gov/waste/recycling/appliance.html.
Asbestos Containing Materials - Siding, Flooring, Roofing and Insulation
Asbestos containing items normally require special handling by licensed personnel
and proper disposal. Contact IDNR for details on proper identification and handling of
materials containing asbestos. You may find contact information and guidelines at www.
iowadnr.gov/air/prof/asbestos/asbestos.html.
Brick, building stone, concrete, broken asphalt pavement, wood waste from downed
trees and unpainted or untreated wood
The term “clean” refers to material that is unpainted, untreated and not
contaminated with petroleum or other contaminants. Clean items may be disposed
of without prior approval as long as the site selected does not impact surface waters,
wetlands, floodplains and critical habitat areas. For more information contact your
local solid waste agency. Contacts may be found at www.iowadnr.gov/waste/sw/files/
planareacontacts.pdf.
Communities should consider composting or chipping smaller clean wood waste
for use in landscapes damaged by the storm event or offering clean wood waste for use
as firewood. Clean brick, building stone, concrete and asphalt may be stockpiled for
crushing and reusing in future building projects.
Contaminated Materials
Items such as glass, asphalt and fiberglass roofing, carpeting and pad, insulation, pvc
piping, siding, drywall, plaster, clothing and furniture that cannot be reused or recycled
due to contamination must be disposed of in a permitted landfill.
Electronics
Electronics or e-waste (also known as brown goods), refers to electronic equipment
including computers, printers, televisions, cellular phones, digital cameras, MP3
players, DVD players and electronic games.
Some electronics contain hazardous materials. If disposed of improperly, they pose a
potential threat to human health and the environment and therefore must be handled
by permitted facilities. For a listing of permitted facilities visit www.iowadnr.gov/waste/
recycling/howto.html.
Hazardous Materials
Many municipalities have collection programs for handling hazardous materials
generated from residents and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators
(CESQG). If your community does not have a household hazardous waste program or
your business is not conditionally exempt, arrangements can be made with an outside
contractor for collection and proper disposal. Residents or exempt small quantity
generators may contact their Regional Collection Center. Contact information may
be found at www.iowadnr.gov/waste/hhm/index.html. Large quantity generators
and areas that do not have a Regional Collection Center may obtain a listing of
contractors by contacting their Iowa Waste Exchange Area Resource Specialist. Contact
information may be found at www.iowadnr.gov/waste/iwe/index.html.
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