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The New Model of Distribution of Recaptured Building Materials

Here’s the problem: Construction & Demolition Waste is the largest source of “waste” materials in America. This sector creates two times more waste every year than ALL the trash and garbage thrown away by all 330,000,000 Americans all year long. And, it’s growing faster than all the efforts to stop it.

Larry L
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Graphic of flow chart depicting a portion of the journey of used building materials from removal from a building via demolition or deconstruction.
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It Is Time for Reuse to Grow Up...ward

For Reuse of building materials to expand in the United States and North America, the size of projects that can incorporate these materials needs to be expanded.

Larry L
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