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Essential Tips by Trade
Site/Landscaping

Planning


  • Use asphalt paving with recycled content.

On-site


  • Separate and recycle asphalt and concrete.
  • Sell all marketable trees designated for removal. Grind, chip or shred other vegetation for mulching, composting.
  • Separate stumps, brush and other wood waste for recycling.
  • Separate and recycle rebar and other metals.
  • Reuse removed crushed concrete and asphalt as aggregate, sub-base material or fill.
  • When remodelling older buildings, save finishes such as bricks.
  • Provide on-site locations for as much excavated rock, soil and vegetation as possible.



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