Recycling

Whether you are a committed environmentalist or just want to do the right thing, rest assured your debris will be handled properly. Lone Star Disposal is an innovator and leader in construction & demolition debris recycling in the Houston market. We own and operate a state of the art recycling facility and will have second location online in 2009.

U.S. Green Building Council LEED Certified Projects

Lone Star specializes in hauling and processing waste for LEED certified projects. We offer recycling solutions that virtually no other hauler in the Houston market can – either comingled or source separated at the jobsite. This allows project managers the flexibility to choose whether to track recycling compliance by volume or weight.

By Volume/Comingled

With comingled waste, the customer places all debris into one container, which we haul to our licensed recycling facility for processing. Our highly trained staff sorts the waste, separating the recyclables from the residual and documents the volume/yardage of each commodity on Load Inspection Forms. These forms are then kept on file and forwarded to the customer upon request. This method reduces the number of containers required at a customer’s location, thus preserving valuable jobsite space. It also alleviates worker confusion and the need for additional man-hours to constantly monitor what is being thrown into the various recycle containers required for the source separated method.

By Weight/Source Separated

We also provide customers with the source separated option whereby compliance is tracked by weight. Under this scenario we will place a separate container for each recyclable commodity as well as a general waste container at the jobsite. The customer is responsible for separating the recyclables and loading them into their respective containers. Lone Star will then haul the containers to the appropriate recycling or disposal facilities and forward copies of all weight scale tickets to the customer as needed for tracking.

While other companies may think green or talk about recycling – We Do It!

CAUTION: Beware of sham recyclers who are active in the Houston market. Currently there are only a couple of waste service providers who can legally process/recycle debris. Insist your hauler provide you with a copy of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality permit where the waste is being processed and disposal tickets for each load (with that facility’s name printed on the ticket).

Remember, under state law the waste generator (customer/contractor) maintains responsibility for their debris until it reaches its final, legally permitted disposal facility.

Know where your waste goes – it’s your responsibility!

Verify your hauler is utilizing a legal / permitted processing facility – go to:

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/waste_permits/msw_permits/msw_query.html

Relevant Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Rules:

30 TAC § 330.7 Permit Required - ...no person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit any activity of storage, processing, removal, or disposal of any solid waste unless such activity is authorized by a permit or other authorization from the commission. In the event this requirement is violated, the executive director may seek recourse against not only the person that stored, processed, or disposed of the waste but also against the generator, transporter, owner or operator who caused, suffered, allowed, or permitted its waste to be stored, processed, or disposed.

30 TAC § 330.103(b) Collection and Transportation Requirements - Transporters of Municipal Solid Waste shall be responsible for ensuring that all solid waste collected is unloaded only at facilities authorized to accept the type of waste being transported. Off-loading at an unauthorized location or at a facility not authorized to accept such waste is a violation of this subchapter.

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