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Recycle Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris
Construction Waste Handbook
Worksheet Economics
C&D Resources
Education Program
A glossary of terms and acronyms is provided to provide a lexicon that can be understood by all. The Handbook is at times technical and every effort has been made to simplify but we know that the glossary is a necessary assistance tool. The terms have been made to be simple and understandable. If they are not please feel free to seek clarification.
CCA: copper chromated arsenate
C&D: Construction and Demolition
CFC: Chlorofluorocarbons
CMRA: Construction Materials Recycling Association
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
FDEP: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
HARC: Houston Advanced Research Center
HGAC: Houston-Galveston Area Council
HID: High Intensity Discharge
MSW: Municipal Solid Waste
NAHB: National Association of Home Builders
PCB's: Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PVC: polyvinyl chloride
RCDM: Recyclable Construction and Demolition Debris
RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
TCEQ: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
UTHSCH: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston