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Recycling Center’s Purpose Trickles Down to Onsite Water Reuse

May 2, 2013

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The recently redesigned El Cerrito (Calif.) Recycling and Environmental Center, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified building, includes rainwater recovery and stormwater treatment systems. The center collects conventional and hard-to-recycle items for city residents and communities in the San Francisco East Bay area.Photo courtesy of David Wakely.

The El Cerrito (Calif.) Recycling and Environmental Center is walking the talk and taking its mission a step further in encouraging environmental stewardship in the community. The center, which spans a 0.8-ha (2-ac) former quarry on the east shore of San Francisco Bay, recently was redesigned with numerous features to encourage onsite reuse of water […]

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