In 2017, StopWaste analyzed 2,000 construction and demolition waste management plans from five Alameda County cities for the years 2014-2017.
The data analysis included tons generated (disposed + recycled), project square footage, and project and building types. This table provides estimates for construction and demolition waste generation based on building and project type.
C&D waste generation estimates for the 10 most common building/project types in Alameda County1
| Building Type | Project Type | Median lb/sq ft |
Low end2 lb/sq ft |
High end3 lb/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Demolition/Deconstruction | 10.0 | 1.5 | 43.5 |
| Commercial | New Construction | 14.8 | 2.6 | 59.3 |
| Commercial | Remodel | 6.9 | 1.9 | 20.1 |
| Commercial | Repair/Reconstruction | 10.0 | 1.5 | 43.5 |
| Commercial | Tenant Improvement | 3.8 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| Multi-Family | New Construction | 6.0 | 3.6 | 10.8 |
| Office | Tenant Improvement | 2.3 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| Residential | New Construction | 7.3 | 3.9 | 14.6 |
| Residential | Remodel | 24.6 | 9.0 | 67.4 |
| Retail | Tenant Improvement | 6.4 | 1.7 | 17.6 |
| Notes: | |
| 1 Data collected from five Alameda County cities, utilizing Waste Management Plan data | |
| 2 20th percentile | |
| 3 80th percentile |
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How much C&D debris do construction projects in Alameda County generate?
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How much C&D debris do construction projects in Alameda County generate?