Reducing C&D Materials

Reducing the amount of C&D materials disposed of in landfills or combustion facilities provides numerous benefits.

Less waste can lead to fewer disposal facilities, potentially reducing associated environmental issues including methane gas emissions which contribute to global climate change.
Reducing, reusing, and recycling C&D materials offsets the need to extract and consume virgin resources, which also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Deconstruction and selective demolition methods divert large amounts of materials from disposal and provide business opportunities within the local community.
Recovered materials can be donated to qualified 501(c)(3) charities, resulting in a tax benefit.

Learn what you can do, and how to reduce, reuse, recycle, and rebuy C&D materials and find additional resources by material type.