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As the population has increased, landfills have become understandably overwhelmed, and fees for waste disposal have increased accordingly. Taxpaying homeowners and construction businesses have been paying for this increase. In a 1991 study of home construction firms, 65% of survey respondents indicated that construction debris disposal costs negatively affect the economic health of their companies. Since that time, forward-thinking state governments and independent entrepreneurs have made it much easier to lower that cost.

By recycling materials on a construction or demolition site, builders are now saving on disposal costs and spending less on new materials. Smart companies are benefiting by selling products to be used in future building projects or are saving deconstructed materials from demolition for reuse on the same site. As the public gets louder about demanding environmentally friendly practices, the market for recycled materials is growing exponentially.

There are so many new building products that can be made from old construction materials. Some of the major elements of construction debris such as concrete, asphalt, metals, and wood have been recovered and processed into recycled products. Contractors are using more environmentally friendly practices, and many of the companies on GreenThinkerNetwork.com have taken the initiative and started the necessary steps to protect our environment and our future.

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