Construction Waste Management Best Practices

Construction waste accounts for one-third of total waste in the United States. Such a statistic emphasizes the importance of making better use of debris and existing building materials to make significant changes

Fremont, CA: Construction and demolition materials are debris resulting from the construction, renovation, and demolition of buildings, roads, and bridges. Construction and demolition materials can be heavy and bulky, such as the following:

• Concrete

• Wood

• Asphalt

• Metals

• Bricks

• Glass

•Rocks

Advantages of reducing C&D waste disposal

• Increased economic activity and job creation in recycling industries. This will also increase local business opportunities in areas where deconstruction and selective demolition are used.

• We reduced overall building project costs due to avoided purchase costs and tax-deductible donations of recovered materials to qualified charities. Material reuse on-site reduces transportation costs as well.