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Knocking Down Walls to Improve Demolition Safety and Increase
Deconstruction + Reuse Opportunities
Aaron ChavezEnvironmental Health Specialist IIRamsey County, MN
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Ramsey County, MN
• Smallest, most densely populated county in MN
• ~509,000 population
• 19 communities: cities, townships, University
• If you want to put something up, take something down!
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Pre-demo inspection program
• Regulatory Basis: County Solid Waste Ordinance MN Rules for Demo & HW
• ~175 inspections / year
• ~.4FTE shared by four people
• No fees or license requirement
• Types of demolition: 70% Residential 30% Commercial-Industrial
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Why?
Safety Community health Worker safety
Environmental Health Demolition waste improperly
managed leads to exposureand costly cleanups
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Pre-demo inspections: front end
• Cities notify County when demo permit is issued
• Asbestos Survey Residential – every whole house demo Commercial – every major renovation/demo
• Pre-Demolition Walk Through Inspection w/ demo contractor / owner / general contractor
• Technical Assistance Vendors, safety, disposal/reuse outlets
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HazMat in demolitionAsbestos 88% of 1073 residential 80% of 439 commercial Flooring, pipe wrap, ceiling texture,
roofing, Transite, flue patching, vermiculite, foundation waterproofing
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HazMat in demolition
Hazardous Materials HHW, RCRA HW, PCBs, oil,
mercury
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HazMat in demolition
Lead Paint, pipes, solder,
e-waste/circuit boards
Appliances PCBs, mercury,
refrigerants
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Other safety concerns
• Wet Methods
• Utilities disconnect
• Well sealing
• Neighbor notification
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400 Mercury switches in one project
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0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000
Flammable Solvent
Oil Paint
PCB Ballasts
Used Oil
Appliances
Electronics
Fluorescent Lamps
CFC Appliances
Pounds HazMat removed from demolitions since 2010
Commercial Residential
Mercury: Residential: 329 lbs Commerical: 836 lbs
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Pre Demo Inspections: Back End
Contractor provides County w/ documentation Asbestos manifest Demolition waste (dump tickets) MSW Appliances/electronic recycling Hazardous/HHW/Universal waste
Enforcement Last resort Police report of missing items Withhold payment on govt contract projects
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Higher Uses for C&D: Local Markets
• 4 C&D processors serving metro (>60+% diversion)
• Typical “dump & sort” transfer (5 – 15% diversion)
• Established recycling market for tear off shingle scrap
• Established clean wood markets
• Concrete recycling (typically 50% by weight of total demo).
• Some used building materials markets already exist
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Ramsey County’s 4R Program
• Reuse durable building materials
• Recycle building components
• Renovate where practical - represents the highest use of a
structure.
• Reinvest in the community by making neighborhoods safer
and more cohesive through the improvement of individual
properties.
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Ramsey County’s 4R ProgramSuccesses:
• Renovations return houses to tax rolls
• Reduces “missing tooth” syndrome
• Demo only if renovation is not practical
• Light stripping/salvage
• 75% landfill diversion goal
• Waste management plans
• No tax assessment on lot
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Where are we going?
• Committed to salvage + reusein solid waste mgmt plan
• Deconstruction training: for contractors public sector
• Training on home maintenancewith reused materials in low income neighborhoods.
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What can you do?• Education
• Build network, partner with agencies/organizations/business
• Open up HHW site to residential demo contractors
• Require asbestos survey on demo projects as condition of permit.
• Transite Ordinance
• Government contracted/funded demos:
Waste management plan
Perform asbestos/hazmat survey before bid
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Resources
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency – Asbestos• Minnesota Department of Health – Asbestos
https://www.epa.gov/large-scale-residential-demolition/reuse-and-recycling-opportunities-and-demolitionhttps://restore.tchabitat.org/https://betterfuturesminnesota.com/http://bauerbrotherssalvage.com/