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Waste reduction: Construction

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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