A Case History Study of the Recycling Efforts from the United States Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Katrina Debris Removal Mission in Mississippi.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Advances in Civil Engineering Volume 2011, Article ID 526256, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2011/526256 Research Article A Case History Study of the Recycling Efforts from the United States Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Katrina Debris Removal Mission in Mississippi Dennis Leroy Brandon, Victor Frank Medina, and Agnes Belinda Morrow Engineer Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Dennis Leroy Brandon, dennis.l.brandon@ Received 1 March 2011; Revised 9 June 2011; Accepted 15 June 2011 Academic Editor: Monica Prezzi Copyright © 2011 Dennis Leroy Brandon et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) managed the removal of Hurricane Katrina storm debris in several states. This paper focuses on the debris removal practices in 16 southern Mississippi counties and the recycling efforts. Debris was removed from public and private property. The debris included vegetation, construction material, electronic waste, vehicles, and vessels. The scope of the USACE mission was expanded several times. The scope within the respective counties varied from vegetation only to the removal of every eligible form of debris. The recommendations proposed should enhance recycling efforts during future debris removal missions. 1. Introduction and the recycling practices during that mission. In addition,