Waste in the Construction Industry: How to Optimize your Worksite

How to manage on-site construction waste

First off, always keep an eye on local, state, and federal regulations about waste management in the construction industry. When it comes to managing your site, current best practices include:

• Reducing waste: This can be done by using materials efficiently, reusing materials whenever possible, and recycling or composting waste materials.

• Disposing of waste properly: This means properly segregating waste materials, using approved waste disposal methods, and tracking waste disposal activities.

• Reporting waste generation: Construction companies are often required to report the amount of waste they generate on a regular basis. This information can be used to track progress towards waste reduction goals and to identify areas where further improvements can be made.

Construction companies must record and handle all waste produced during building, renovation, and demolition projects. These waste types incluide: rubble, concrete, plaster, asphalt, wood, metal, and glass. When it comes to recycling mineral or petroleum waste, the process typically involves depositing it into sizeable containers and transporting them to designated storage yards.

However, managing other waste types, such as oversized cardboard boxes or plastic waste, requires a slightly different approach.

Revolutionize your Construction Site

When it comes to waste management, the construction industry deals with diverse waste types. Bulky materials, such as drywall, plasterboard, packaging, and cardabord, are a constant struggle for general contractors and other industry players. The key to overcoming this challenge lies in effective waste reduction.

Enter compaction. By employing reliable balers or compactors, construction companies can streamline operations to lighten the burden of waste disposal. Cardboard, plastic wrap, and hard plastics can be significantly reduced in volume through compaction.

Not only does compacting waste offer operational benefits, but it also enables the acquisition of high-quality secondary raw materials, which can be an additional income source for companies.