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Construction And Demolition Debris Recovery And Recycling In Orange County, Fl, Michael Stephen Toth Ii
Construction And Demolition Debris Recovery And Recycling In Orange County, Fl, Michael Stephen Toth Ii
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In 2008, the State of Florida established a recycling goal of 75% to be achieved by 2020. In response to the Florida goal Orange County (OC), Florida has made the development and implementation of an efficient strategy for landfill diversion of its solid waste a top priority. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) estimated that 23 % of municipal solid waste was generated by construction and demolition (C&D) activities in 2009, with only 30 percent of C&D debris being recycled. Therefore, OC decided to create a solid waste integrated resource plan (SWIRP) initially focused on the recovery and recycling …