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If you can imagine over 2 billion tons of trash, that’s where annual global construction waste is headed by 2025.
Annual construction waste in the United States is over 600 million tons, according to EPA data. That’s still quite a bit of debris that’s only going to increase with population growth. Here are ideas about reducing the impact of construction waste on the environment.
Renovating Properties
Hotels, schools and other large facilities across America are considering or working on renovation plans. The pandemic caused many organizations to rethink building layouts to allow for better social distancing when another widespread health crisis occurs. Many homeowners have also responded to the pandemic with renovation plans, especially those fixing up properties to sell.
Keys to Reducing Construction Waste
Construction & demolition (C&D) waste has escalated by over 300 percent from the nineties through the 2020s, based on EPA statistics. C&D waste generation has accelerated 10 times faster this century compared with the nineties. Although this data may seem depressing, there are positive signs of the construction industry taking proactive steps toward more sustainable solutions.
Demolition makes up nearly 95 percent of C&D waste, which accounts for a quarter of total annual waste generation in America. A part of construction waste is due to inaccurate estimates in material ordering. Builders that have integrated sustainability into their business models have developed the following strategies for reducing construction waste:
- – Use digital tools for estimating, ordering and tracking materials
- – Emphasis on adaptive resuse projects to sidestep demolition
- – Select more eco-friendly and durable building materials
- – Cut costs by choosing recycled materials
- – Recycling construction waste materials
- – Invest in machine learning software to predict material issues
Junk King has many years of experience in construction waste removal. We have done every type of major clean-out imaginable, including waste removal for the aerospace industry. Our main focus is creating sustainable solutions with the junk we recover and repurpose.
Sustainable Building Materials
By emphasizing sustainable materials, builders will have longer lasting structures with less need for demolition. Here are some of the important alternative building materials that promote engineering resilience and long-term sustainability:
- Self-healing concrete
- Pre-cast concrete slabs
- Recycled steel
- Laminated timber
- Natural bamboo
- Recyled plastic
- Plant-based polyurethane rigid foam
- Heat-resistant brick
- Sheep’s wool
- Rammed earth
- Hempcrete
- Timbercrete
- Cork
Some of these materials, such as wool, work as strong insulators. Older homes and buildings commonly used insulation materials made of toxic chemicals that have proven to be harmful to human health.
Luckily, many of the most toxic traditional insulation materials such as asbestos have been banned in many places. Modern eco-friendly insulation material doesn’t use toxic spray foam or contain toxins such as formaldehyde and CFC. Sustainable materials take into account public safety, the ecology, economics, durability and flexibility.
How to Remove Construction Waste
For home renovation projects you certainly don’t want construction waste piling up in your front yard too long. Neighbors might complain it’s degrading the value of homes in your neighborhood. You also don’t want to look like the biggest polluter on the block.
The best way to remove construction waste is to work with junk removal experts who partner with recycling companies. Junk King has become a leader in eco-friendly junk removal services across North America. By hiring Junk King instead of attempting the DIY method, you will save yourself time, expense and energy.
Reasons to Hire Junk King Professionals for Junk Hauling Renovation Projects
If you are planning a home, office or complex renovation project, Junk King can make all the hard parts easy for you. We have an experienced team of junk removal experts who can look at any project and assess how to reuse materials. Part of our vision is to keep as much junk – especially construction and demoition waste – out of landfills.
In order to meet our sustainability goals, we plan and assess each project carefully with a focus on ergonomics. In other words, we bring the right amount of skilled personnel to a job site so that the work can be completed in a timely and safe manner. By assessing the volume of junk to be removed, we can bring the right-sized dumpster or trucks.
Personalized Junk Removal
At Junk King we take pride in hiring friendly experts who treat each job as an important adventure. Since no two junk removal projects are the same, we look at each project as a new experience that requires a customized and personalized solution. Our experience and knowledge drives us toward continuously exploring new innovative solutions in junk removal projects.
Ways for Making Junk Hauling Renovation Projects Easy by Junk King Experts
Our experience in junk removal includes hauling debris from renovation projects of various types. Much of this debris is not allowed to be thrown in public dumpsters and isn’t collected by municipal trash collectors. Failing to comply with local ordinances on proper waste disposal can result in heavy fines.
We understand and follow the rules of every community in North America we serve. So you can count on Junk King handling renovation waste in the most diligent manner according to the law. Once we collect the junk, we continue the process of proper disposal by doing everything we can to avoid landfills for environmental reasons.
Resolving Clutter Issues
One of the main reasons businesses hire Junk King is to rid themselves of clutter. A renovation project can create mountains of clutter in a short time if you don’t constantly remove debris. We are able to provide regularly scheduled visits to your project site to reduce waste buildup.
By keeping your worksite free of clutter, it will be safer and easier for your crew to do their jobs at a steady pace. Tripping over clutter can cause injuries that are preventable when the piles of debris disappear. Don’t worry about how high your debris stacks up because we have big enough trucks and dumpsters to handle it.
We can remove anything that doesn’t contain hazardous chemicals. These materials are typically removed from communities through local government programs. Otherwise, our team is trained to remove construction waste of any size. We have plenty of experience at efficiently removing:
- stacks of wood and concrete
- drywall
- tiles
- floorboards
- doors and windows
- large appliances including HVAC systems
- bath tubs, showers and kitchen sinks
- large furniture
Conclusion
Home and business renovation projects can be both exciting and stressful. We take the stress out of the equation for you when it comes to construction waste removal. Contact Junk King junk hauling services to let us know about your renovation project. We’re ready to help clear out waste and turn it into something useful for society.
