Construction & Demolition

Construction & Demolition Waste

Construction and demolition (C&D), including building and demolition (B&D) activities can generate a wide range of different waste materials. This waste is not just rubbish and unwanted material, but also includes:

• excavated material such as rock and soil
• waste asphalt, bricks, concrete, plasterboard, timber and vegetation
• asbestos and contaminated soil

Construction and Demolition Waste has to be transported to a place that can lawfully accept it and both the owner of the waste and the transporter are legally responsible for proving the waste was transported to a lawful place.

Refer to NSW EPA website ‘Construction and demolition waste’ for detailed information and advice regarding legislation, responsibilities, fines and penalties.

The Construction and Demolition Waste Management Toolkit and Owners Guide are designed to help procurement officers and construction project managers to engage contractors and work on contracts that involve construction and demolition including the management and disposal of waste.

Household Building & Renovation

When renovating your home, you can come into contact with dangerous chemicals including lead in paint or asbestos in walls. You need to take care when handling materials such as treated timber which contains pesticides and must ensure you dispose of your building waste responsibly.

Household building waste can be diverted from landfill through:

• reuse and recycling
• resale and reprocessing of materials such as concrete, bricks and timber

By diverting household building waste from landfill, you can avoid the negative environmental impacts associated with landfill and the waste of valuable materials. Recycling and reusing household building waste:

• reduces material extraction, which protects air quality
• reduces water pollution, energy use and habitat loss
• generates fewer greenhouse gases than manufacturing building products from new materials

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