ABC's of Recycling: TC&PB Branch Meeting

Lessons Learned from the Recycling Experts

·   How to maximize LEED recycling credits              

·   What materials count toward recycling under LEED?

·   What materials do NOT count toward recycling under LEED?

·   Implementation tips

·   Sorting procedures &  Salvage tracking

PANEL OF GUEST SPEAKERS

Patti Hamilton, Sales Manager, Southern Waste Systems (SWS)

Patty will break down the recycling process including how items get broken down and how materials are reused.  SWS is a full-service waste and recycling company with over 5 decades of proven experience in the waste collection, disposal, recycling and landfill management industry.  SWS owns and operates six material recovery facilities in South Florida.

Gary Pirtle, President, Pirtle Construction

Gary will present contractor case studies and fill us in on how LEED credits were earned.  Pirtle Construction has consistently worked to improve their standards of quality, and has become the leader in Green construction by building two of the first LEED Certified buildings in South Florida.

Mike McClung, President, Patrick James Ecycle, LLC

Mike will explain how the lack of landfill sites for waste disposal in south Florida and exhaustion of natural resources have led the industry to use the recycled materials in pavement construction. Recycled concrete aggregate has the ability to stabilize wet, soft soils in early construction. It has good load bearing strength and drainage characteristics.

Directions: 

From US1 (North or South):  Go West on Virginia Avenue (SR 70) to 35^th Street, turn left. 
From I-95 or the Florida Turnpike (North or South):  Exit at Ft. Pierce.  Travel east on SR 70 (Okeechobee Rd.).  Stay in the right lane as Okeechobee Road becomes Virginia Ave.  Turn right at the intersection of Virginia Ave. and 35^th St.  Parking for the Kight Center is to the right of the building. left.