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Turn Construction Waste Into Resources This Earth Day
ECO Waste Disposal • May, 26 2025
Earth Day isn’t just about planting trees—it’s about rebuilding smarter. In 2018, U.S. construction and demolition projects generated enough debris to bury Boston under **600 million tons** of rubble. But what if that “waste” could rebuild roads, streets, highways, bridges, power homes, or even save your team thousands of dollars?
The EPA reports that “over 90% of C&D debris comes from demolition,” with materials like concrete, wood, and metals often ending up in landfills instead of new projects. Disposing of these materials contributes to:
- Wastes landfill space (145 million tons of C&D debris went to landfills in 2018).
- Forces crews to mine new resources, increasing pollution.
- Misses opportunities to reuse materials like doors, lumber, and fixtures that could save money.
“Disposal of C&D materials wastes resources and landfill space and results in pollution when new building materials are manufactured in their place.”
How Your Efforts Contribute to Earth Day
Fight Climate Change
Recycling just 1 ton of steel saves enough raw materials to forge beams for a new bridge, cutting greenhouse gases as effectively as taking a car off Boston’s streets for a year.
“Recycling C&D materials reduces greenhouse gas emissions by decreasing the need to mine and process virgin materials” (EPA).
Protect Natural Resources:
By storing salvaged doors or lumber in secure containers, you’re preserving forests and rivers like the Charles, sparing them from the bulldozers and drills that carve up untouched landscapes.
- “Reusing materials avoids the environmental impact of extracting and consuming virgin resources” (EPA).
Clean Air & Water
Sealed containers prevent toxic dust and runoff from polluting Boston’s air and rivers, keeping ecosystems and families safe.
- “Improper disposal of C&D materials can contaminate soil and waterways with toxins like lead and asbestos” (EPA).
Reusing materials onsite saves time and money while protecting Boston’s future by preventing toxins from entering the Charles River and aligning with the city’s zero-waste vision.
This Earth Day, make your debris someone else’s resource.
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