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Innovative Solutions for Handling Construction Waste

Innovative Solutions for Handling Construction Waste

by Proforma Construction Inc, October 9, 2018

Consider these smart ideas for dealing with your commercial construction waste.

Anyone who has dabbled in commercial construction in the Bay Area knows how much waste these projects produce.  Not only can this waste become a logistical issue for construction crews, but it can also become an environmental problem if it isn’t disposed of properly.  To help you better manage your construction waste, here are some of the suggestions you should try.

1) Waste Prevention

The most obvious way to deal with construction waste is to cut back on the amount that a project produces in the first place.  Achieving this goal starts during the project planning stage.  By carefully planning out the amount of materials that you will need to complete the project, you can reduce the amount of leftovers that you have at the end of the build.  For another way to make you feel like your project is cutting down on waste is by using recyclable materials or materials that were left over from other projects.

2) Reuse, Recycle, Compost, or Donate

When you are looking for methods of disposing your construction waste, it’s important that you don’t just dump everything in the trash and call it a day.  While it will take more work, you should sort your waste into things that can be reused on another project, recycled, composted, and donated before taking the rest to the dumpster.  Make sure you don’t undertake this massive task all at once.  You should be sorting and disposing of your waste throughout the project to ensure that it doesn’t build up and cause logistical issues at the end.

This is how you can better manage the waste produced by commercial construction in the Bay Area.  Are you looking for assistance with your next building project?  Then turn to the experts at Proforma Construction.  Serving Pleasanton and the surrounding California area, our highly-trained team is ready to make your commercial construction dreams a reality.  Contact us to get started today.