Hailey Environmental Leadership Program

Hailey Community Climate Challenge

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Community Climate Challenge

Construction Waste Diversion

The Challenge focuses on deconstruction/material salvage and also includes a construction recycling pilot program.

Deconstruction/Material Salvage

If you're building project involves demolition or discarding of old items, we want to talk to you! "Deconstruction/Material Salvage" is just a fancy way of talking about collecting used building materials, furnishings, appliances, etc., to save energy and money. As a Challenge partner, the Building Material Thrift Store (BMTS) acquired both a forklift and some scaffolding that is helping them collect – and the community reuse – all kinds of materials. That's good; look at all these great benefits:

Divert waste from the landfill by salvaging materials for reuse instead of throwing them away
Create jobs and new market
Protect land, water and wildlife habitat because proceeds benefit the Wood River Land Trust
Reduce tipping fees at Ohio Gulch by reducing the amount of waste
Conserve natural resources by incorporating reused materials into building projects
Save money by purchasing salvaged materials
Enhance character of building project by using some of the one-of-a-kind pieces found at the Building Material Thrift Store.

Check out these links for information on deconstruction and material salavage services:

Construction Recycling Pilot Program

If you're planning a building construction project, check out this program that includes a cash rebate for builders who recycle.

"We recycle the best we can because it is the right thing to do."

- Paul Conrad, Conrad Brothers Construction

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