From waste to value – construction waste recycling and skip bin services in Australia
Construction and demolition (C&D) activities result in a variety of wastes that includes concrete, bricks, timber, glass, plastic, metals, and even hazardous waste types, such as solvents and acids. Quantity and quality of waste generated from C&D activities will depend on the nature of the project, and the type of materials used in it. C&D waste consists of a big part of waste types generated in Australia, and most part of it can be diverted from landfills and used in manufacturing other products. Bricks from the C&D waste can be crushed and used as a filling material in other construction projects. Concrete can be used by construction waste recycling service as a replacement to natural aggregate in new concrete. Ferrous metal can be recycled multiple times. Similarly, non-ferrous metals like aluminium and zinc, paper, wood, and plastic can also be recycled multiple times. Waste from C&D projects consists a variety of economically valuable materials, s