44 Ways #37: Reduce Demolition Waste

Hello! This is Episode 437. This is Way #37 of the ‘44 Ways to Create Your Sustainable Home’ series, and we’re continuing through Section Eight: Sustainability During Construction.

Way #37 is: Reduce Demolition Waste.

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If you’re doing a knock-down rebuild, or demolishing part of an existing home to renovate, there’s an enormous amount of material that comes out of that building.

There is no such thing as ‘away’ when we think about the waste that generates. It all has to go somewhere, and it often goes into a hole in the ground. Over 40% of Australia’s waste is from the construction industry, or around 27 million tonnes per year. Around 20,000 residential demolitions are approved each year, with over 95% of those being individual homes.

There are recovery programs and ways that the amount of waste being sent to land fill is considerably reduced, but it takes intention and planning to ensure opportunities can be maximised. 

So, we’ll be talking more about that in this episode.

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Now, let's dive in!

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