Figure 2 Minimise waste - saves money and provides a safer site Traditionally, the community has disposed of waste into landfill sites that today is uneconomic. Costs to the community for operating and maintaining the or landfill sites are high and suitable land is limited. traditional “tip” Building costs are climbing and add up to many thousands of dollars on the typical Australian building project. Smarter thinking and smarter onsite management applied to your building projects will reduce your costs by reducing the volume of waste. Why pay for excess materials that end up in landfill? You pay twice. Initially when you buy the materials you need and then when you pay for the waste to be removed from site and pay dump fees on top. Waste in landfill sites give off emissions and contaminated water leaching from landfill sites can be highly toxic due to concentrations of heavy metals and toxic chemicals. These toxins find their way into the water table and/or waterways, often with disastrous consequences. 40 per cent of all waste that goes to landfill is building waste. We all have a responsibility to reduce waste volumes going to landfill and remove toxic content from materials before disposal.
Figure 2 Minimise waste - saves money and provides a safer site Traditionally, the community has disposed of waste into landfill sites that today is uneconomic. Costs to the community for operating and maintaining the traditional “tip” or landfill sites are high and suitable land is limited. Building costs are climbing and add up to many thousands of dollars on the typical Australian building project. Smarter thinking and smarter onsite management applied to your building projects will reduce your costs by reducing the volume of waste. Why pay for excess materials that end up in landfill? You pay twice. Initially when you buy the materials you need and then when you pay for the waste to be removed from site and pay dump fees on top. Waste in landfill sites give off emissions and contaminated water leaching from landfill sites can be highly toxic due to concentrations of heavy metals and toxic chemicals. These toxins find their way into the water table and/or waterways, often with disastrous consequences. 40 per cent of all waste that goes to landfill is building waste. We all have a responsibility to reduce waste volumes going to landfill and remove toxic content from materials before disposal.
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