This guide is part of the REBRI series developed to encourage and assist everyone involved in the building industry to reduce waste.
The aims of this guide are to:
- assist developers, builders and all other trades and professions involved in construction to consider how and why waste is created during building projects
- provide practical guidance on how to reduce waste to landfill and cleanfill by being efficient with materials during the project and by setting up good systems for recycling and reuse
- foster environmental awareness in the building profession.
The guides cover:
- project planning
- tendering and contracts
- building material and product selection
- reducing waste during demolition/renovation
- setting up a waste storage area
- waste reduction and recycling options
- good site management to avoid waste
- review after construction has been completed
- links, resources and information