Metro has a great idea going. In a first-of-its-kind effort in the nation, the Portland metro area’s regional government has created an online marketplace for usable commercial construction materials that have been taken out of a building during renovation or demolition. Need a door? A window? Well, it’s only a click away now.
About 20% of the total landfill-bound waste created in our area comes from construction. Metro seeks a regional recycling rate of 64 percent by 2009. Currently it’s at 59 percent. This should help.
Called Boneyard NW, the website replicates the model of such online purveyors as eBay and Craig’s List.
A recent study by Metro of recycling among construction and demolition contractors showed that some of them were recycling materials such as wood, metal and cardboard, but that construction companies often lacked current information about the opportunities for reuse, recycling and the sale and purchase of salvaged materials.
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