Industrial Waste

Advantages to reducing industrial waste

In Alberta approximately 500,000 tonnes of this form of waste are landfilled every year, representing more than a quarter (27 per cent) of the province's total waste stream.

Industry can benefit from improved waste management through reduced job-site waste, haulage/tipping fees and the need for new materials, as well as enhancing its reputation and recouping "new" dollars from the sale of recycled materials.

The documents below profile a range of Canadian projects with progressive strategies to divert their waste from landfill. (Estimates from similar projects are used, where project information gaps exist.)

Transforming a 1925 Bank into a 21st Century Library Achieves 80% Waste Diversion: Ottawa, ON

Diverting 94% of Waste From Landfill Saves Money on Hospital Demolition Project: Ottawa, ON

Retrofitting Office Space Uses 3Rs Strategies to Reduce Waste and Save Money: Winnipeg, MN

Commercial Construction Project Diverts over 70% of Waste from Landfill: Kanata, ON

Retail Reconstruction Project Saves Money While Diverting 90% of Waste from Landfill: Ottawa, ON

3Rs Approach to Demolition of Airport Hangars Saves Money: Ottawa, ON