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Metro Nashville is a popular place to live, work, and do business. Because of this, approximately 38% of the waste we send to landfill is construction and demolition materials, including wood, metal, concrete, asphalt, brick, and other valuable building components. When recycled or reused, these building materials can be used in new spaces or as raw material. When landfilled, this material can create greenhouse gases and have other negative environmental and social impacts. Reducing construction and demolition waste is one of three focus areas of Metro Nashville’s Zero Waste Master Plan, which aims to reduce the waste we send to landfill by 90% over the next 30 years. We can significantly reduce the amount of construction and demolition waste we send to landfill through Redesign, Reuse, Deconstruction, Recycling, and Downcycling.
There are many ways to reduce the amount of construction and demolition material that goes to landfill. The Zero Waste Hierarchy provides strategies for how you can reduce construction and demolition waste based on what is most environmentally preferred. As you move up the pyramid, each strategy does more to conserve our natural resources, prevent pollution, and save energy.
To learn how to incorporate these ideas on your next construction or demolition project, download our complete Construction and Demolition Recycling Guide for Commercial Projects and check out the resources below.
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