All You Need Know About Construction Materials Recycling

By Krystal Branch


Deconstructing is the process of tearing a building cautiously so that useful building supplies are salvaged and recycled. This is a process that takes time and also utilizes lots of cash. The major benefit offered by this process is that it helps in environmental conservation. Construction materials recycling have helped in saving cash since salvaged suppliers are used for other purposes. One benefit that is realized in this activity is that waste is drastically reduced. This has benefited the disposal sites which would be filled up by the wastes. There are different objects in buildings that can be reused which are provided here.

In the United States alone, contractors build about 1 million single family units every year at a cost of almost $100 billion. Most of the money is spent on the wood for windows, floors, doors, sheathing and framing and much of it come from virgin timber. By reusing wood through re milling timber, contractors can now build new windows, doors, paneling and floors as well as barns and fences.

Without a drywall, any building would get quite chilly in winter since there would not be any interior walls. Fortunately, the drywall is a recyclable material that can be reused and builders can use scraps to plug openings in the walls. Drywall is also important in agriculture since it contains boron, which is also a plant nutrient, and landscapers use the element with soil to provide a nutrient rich food source.

Steel is often used in superstructures like skyscrapers, bridges, high-rise apartment blocks and others. In America, more than 65 million tons of scrap steel is recycled every year and they still maintain the durability and strength. Additionally, most steel framing is made up of 28% recycled steel and it comes from pilings, trusses and girders found in building sites.

In the United States, just above 11 million tons of roofing shingle is generated as waste every year. Most of the waste emanates from shingles found on old homes and unlike other wastes generated while erecting a building, roofing shingles are actually durable. They last about 20 to 30 years before they require replacement and can withstand bone-chilling temperatures and scorching heat.

If your project can reuse old windows, then you should since recycled windows and glass products are a good thing to use. However, builders rarely do so because glass is cheap to make and subtle differences in specifications make them harder to use in other projects. In addition, window glass has many other parts like lamination layers, insulating spacers, vinyl and aluminum that ought to be removed before a window can be reused.

Reused landscape plays a key role when building plans are being developed. There are many local authorities and states that have banned landscape waste. Therefore, it is important that recycling of the waste should be done so that it can be used. The waste is mainly used in developing landscape accent.

Other construction materials recycling techniques that should not go ignore include offering appliances a second chance in life and crushing masonry and concrete rubble for use as pavement for driveways and roads. Asphalt can also be used in building roads within the residential neighborhoods. Additionally, copper can be salvaged and sold to local scrap metal dealers and junkyards.




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