Waste Minimisation
Targetting the potential areas for waste generation in construction projects can help to significantly reduce the quantity of construction waste created.
There are a range of opportunities to minimise waste before it is created and the earlier they are implemented within the project the greater the potential to significantly reduce waste.
Adopting the principles of effective waste minimisation on a project can demonstrate a firm commitment to sustainable construction and can deliver a range of benefits, including:
- reduced material costs;
- reduce disposal costs;
- increased competitive differentiation;
- increased performance against CSR objectives;
- lower CO2 emissions; and
- responding to and pre-empting public policy.
Major improvements in materials efficiency are possible, without increasing cost, by minimising the overall creation of waste through:
- design specification;
- material procurement;
- construction logistics;
- off site construction; and
- packaging
There are also opportunities for closed loop recycling to minimise waste in:
