Construction, Renovation and Demolition (CRD) Waste

What is CRD Waste?

• What is construction, renovation and demolition waste?
• Components of CRD Waste
• What is CRD waste composed of, and what can be recycled?
• Options for reusing and recycling construction and demolition wastes

Individual Components:

• An estimated eight percent of construction and demolition waste is metal.
• Dywall - what it is, and what can be done to recycle it.
• Dairy Farm diverts 1200 Tons of Drywall from Alberta Landfills
• Asphalt shingles - difficulties with recycling
• New Shingle Recycler in Alberta
• California to recycle carpet
• How to recycle carpet
• ON and NS firms team up to recycle carpet in Nova Scotia

End Uses:

• Edmonton opens building-waste recycling plant
• Composting as a solution for CRD waste?
• Habitat for Humanity ReStores - Even the kitchen sink!
• City of Regina finds new uses for old materials
• LEED and CRD Waste

Green building & renovation:

• It is easy being green - green buildings
• Welcome to the Two-Twenty - green renovations
• Saskatchewan government buildings receive environmental certification
• Amazing new house proves that green doesn't have to mean expensive

Other info:

• Editorial - Child's Play
• Calgary company to mine old Ogden construction dump
• If you un-build it, they will come
• Presentation: 98% Deiversion in a Demolition Project: Maple Leaf Foods - Greg Saretzky, Stantec Consulting
  
  

   

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