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.