A common misconception is that builders put the main scope of their focus in their ability to construct a house according to the provided blueprints. However, construction waste management is an aspect of the job that most people tend to overlook.  The failure to properly conduct waste management can create unnecessary problems that will not only jeopardize your construction project, but can also create legal problems for you in the future. Here’s why it is far more important (and much more difficult) than it seems:

What Does Construction Waste Management Involve?

Construction waste management refers to the practice of eliminating waste, and reusing materials where possible. The goal of construction waste management is to minimize the waste sent to landfills as these materials are harmful to the environment and future residents (if they were left at the construction site). This waste is minimized through a combination of disposal, recycling, and upcycling.

 

Cost Reduction

Having an on-site disposal dumpster will minimize the need to order waste collection frequently. This is especially relevant considering the bottlenecked supply chains the world is currently enduring. It’s during conditions like this that knowing where to order a construction dumpster can help save you money. On average, it costs $100 to $800 to haul away construction debris, and $50 to $500 to haul away harmful substances. Construction waste and harmful substances are hauled away separately, which easily adds up expenses to about $150 to $1300 per instance.

 

Construction Site Safety

Managing your waste means limiting the possibility of a fire spreading throughout your site, should one break out. This also helps you separate toxic substances from those that can still be repurposed, keeping your workers away from harm. Construction site safety is a prime responsibility of any contractor. Contractors who fail to observe standard safety measures will not only endanger their builders, but they will also be legally liable for any injury and disease that builders sustain over the course of the project.

 

Inventory Tracking

Even a simple measure such as segregating your waste can help you pick out the materials that can still be used from those that are completely useless. This also helps you account for the items that you’ve used and those that you have yet to use. This also helps minimize unnecessary expenses and it helps managers manage logistics better by allowing them to place orders for materials they’re running short on before they actually run out. This can significantly reduce project delays.

 

The time spent collecting, organizing, and hauling your waste away can also eat up precious time that could have been spent working on the construction project. This is the reason a lot of construction project managers often outsource a construction waste removal company to handle this aspect of the project. This is especially true for larger construction projects that have always been known to generate waste at increased rates and quantities.

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