Brownfields Sustainability

            Pilot Fact Sheet


     Cleveland Resource

               Recovery

EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

EPA's Brownfields Sustainability Pilots provide technical
assistance to support communities in achieving greener,
more sustainable assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment
at their brownfields projects. These pilots will also serve
as models for other communities across the country.

Project Description

EPA has selected the City of Cleveland as a Brownfields
Sustainability Pilot. The City of Cleveland has leveraged
EPA grants and other funds to conduct assessment and
cleanup work over the last six years. These funds were
used mainly to redevelop vacant and underutilized
properties throughout the Cleveland area.  Some of these
brownfields projects need assistance with deconstruction
and recycling of building material. This is part of the City
of Cleveland's redevelopment strategy to reduce the
city's costs  in demolition and the amount of waste that
enters regional landfills.

This project focuses  on the activities of deconstructing,
reusing, and recycling building material, and reducing
construction and demolition waste. EPA funding will help
the City of Cleveland test public policy, capture lessons
learned, and advance redevelopment at several properties.
Technical  Assistance:
Reusing and  Recycling
Building  Material
Technical Assistance Recipient:

City of Cleveland

Project Focus:

The reuse and recycle of building material to reduce
construction and demolition waste in Cleveland, Ohio

Funding Amount:

$20,000
Contact
For further information, including additional technical
assistance information, brownfields news and events,
and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields
Web site at: www.epa.gov/brownfields.

EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields

The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the proposal for technical assistance; EPA cannot
attest to the accuracy of this information. The
implementation plan for the technical assistance has
not yet been finalized. Therefore, activities described in
this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                          Solid Waste and
                                                          Emergency Response
                                                          (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-08-262
                         July 2008
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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