Constructing buildings creates huge amount of waste, over 100m tonnes each year. This is over a third of all waste created in the UK.
Consider how existing buildings on a site can be retained and adapted for re-use.
We can make a big difference by:
- designing our buildings to use materials more effectively
- using less material
- segregating waste onsite for recycling
- using ‘waste’ to produce new building materials
Whether it's construction waste, or waste from households, industry etc, we have to reduce the amount of materials we use in the first place and reduce waste – otherwise known as an ‘unused resource’.
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- Prevention
- Minimalisation
- Re-Use
- Recycling
- Energy Recovery
- Disposal
Do you have a site waste management plan? This could save you money!