Construction and Demolition Recycling and Requirements
Learn Oakland's recycling requirements for building permits and find help below.
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Requirements
Oakland requires all Oakland projects with a building permit to recycle:
- 100% of all inert materials (including but not limited to concrete, asphalt, soil, stone, and fines), and
- 65% of all other materials
Affected Projects
- All Oakland building permits
Required Forms for Affected Projects
- A Green Halo Recycling Plan (also called WRRP) that shows how the project will salvage and/or recycle 100% of inert debris, and at least 65% of all other materials. WRRPs must be submitted online.
- A Green Halo recycling Summary Report (also called CDSR) that shows how well your project followed the WRRP Recycling Plan.