Are you in the middle of a large construction project?
Whether you’re building a house or an office building or mall, there’s always a
lot of rubbish that needs to be taken away. What if you could do more than
merely toss it all in the landfill?
Recycling is one of the best ways for a construction
site to reduce the footprint of the building. While some of the options are to
use the same materials on other construction projects, either your own or
passing them on to someone else who can use them, not all materials are this
simple. In fact, it’s simple to get rid of the materials that are still
pristine, but what about the rest?
What Can You Recycle?
On a construction site, you have a lot of options when
it comes to materials. Let’s take a look at what can be recycled.
Bricks/blocks: Made from stone, concrete, or clay,
bricks are designed to last for a very long time. They may end up damaged over
time if they’re not handled correctly, though. Undamaged bricks can be reused
in a new project or as part of landscaping. They can also be turned into
highway sub-base or general fill for other construction sites and may even be
used to create new brick in some cases.
Carpet: New carpet is still useful and can be turned
into handy flooring for pets or animals in a vet clinic. If it’s been damaged
while you were getting ready to install, then there’s still plenty of places it
can be used. Otherwise, it’s probably the skip for this material.
Wood: Spare bits of wood can be recycled for firewood
if nothing else, but even small pieces of wood can be chipped and used for
mulch or animal bedding.
Glass: Old windows or windows that were broken while
you were working on them can also be recycled in many cases. As long as it
wasn’t a specialty glass, the pieces can be crushed and turned into new windows
or glass products, of they can be used in abrasives, filtration, and
decoration, among other things.
Insulation: If you’ve ordered too much installation or
end up with some off-cuts, there are often places you can recycle these on the
same building sites. However, it’s sometimes possible to reuse the insulation
to make compressed ceiling tiles or reprocessing it.
Hiring a Skip
If you have a construction site, it’s worth hiring a
skip, preferably from a company that will handle the recycling aspect for you.
If you have products that will still be useful in some form or another,
allowing another company to manage it all is the simplest option.
Ready to start
recycling your building materials? Let us know and we’ll send a skip your way.
