"Textbook example of using recycled content building materials"

The Central Market in Poulsbo accepted the challenge of the county's recycling coordinator and built its 68,000 square foot grocery store and an adjacent parking lot out of recycled content materials. The building, which opened in August, 1995, is constructed with over a dozen materials that were diverted from landfills, including recycled content parking stops, drainage pipes, fiberglass insulation, latex paint, gypsum wallboard, structural steel and hot mix asphalt. Last month, at the Washington State Recycling Association Conference, Central Market received the state Department of Ecology "Special Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Waste Reduction and Recycling" award. …