Contra Costa County, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)

002(g). 408 diversion standard whenever a permit is required for the work. 1, requires a project to recycle and/or salvage for reuse a minimum of 65 percent of the nonhazardous construction and demolition waste it generates. 2 requires the applicant to submit a construction waste management plan before the county issues the building permit, identifying which materials will be diverted, whether they will be source-separated or bulk mixed, which diversion or disposal facilities and hauling companies will be used, and how the tonnage of debris will be weighed or otherwise measured.

Excavated soil and land-clearing debris are exempted from the diversion count, and the enforcing agency may accept alternate reduction requirements if the owner or contractor shows that diversion facilities are unavailable near the jobsite. 5 requires a construction waste management final report with weight documentation and receipts from every receiving facility, substantiating the diverted and disposed tonnage claimed in the plan. 1. 2.