Did you know, according to the Florida-based
Deconstruction Institute, the destruction of buildings
in the United States annually generates 124,670,000
tons of debris? This amount of waste is comparable to a
wall 4,993 miles long, 30 feet high and 30 feet thick, which
could surround the entire coast of the continental United
States! To help with this problem, green remodeling and
deconstruction focus on reducing waste during remodeling
by reusing materials whenever possible, as 85 percent to
90 percent of materials thrown out can be recycled.
Source: www.nari.org
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