Getting Rid of Waste

Whether constructing a new building or road, or tearing down an existing structure, construction creates a lot of waste material. Instead of all that waste simply going to a landfill, greater proportions of construction waste are now being diverted to recycling plants for alternative uses or reused on site. Whether it is old concrete being crushed into gravel, steel being melted and reused as reinforcing bars or a scrap of drywall being crushed into gypsum and made into new drywall, the construction industry is at the forefront of minimizing the amount of waste being generated. Many contractors target and obtain 50 per cent recycling on all their projects, quite astonishing considering virtually nothing was recycled only 20 years ago.