Construction

Consumers might not generate a lot of construction waste, but certain types of wood, brick and carpet that homeowners use fall under this category. Construction waste generally requires a truck to move it, so often collection programs aren’t available in cities.

Find your local recycle
solution for construction

  • Special Delivery: New Modular Homes Go Anywhere

    Written by Matt Hickman, Mother Nature Network

    There’s a new modern green prefab company on the scene gearing up to produce sleek, factory-built homes that no doubt possess a couple of deceiving, shipping container-ish traits including, most notably, an easy-to-transport nature and rectangular form.

    But when it comes down to it, these modular beauties are anything but shipping container homes. In fact, the folks at just-launched Los Angeles-based Connect:Homes make a concerted effort to distance their product from the retrofitted shipping container home fad, claiming that “ contain a lot of toxic materials, are very difficult to re-purpose, and really aren’t meant … read more

  • More in News & Lifestyle

    Flickr

    Paint Recycling Picks Up Steam

    There’s really no way around it. Virtually zero paint retailers offer an option to buy only as much paint as ...

  • IKEA-Themed London Neighborhood in the Works

    Written by Matt Hickman, Mother Nature Network A couple months back, a handful of major news outlets, in some kind of ...

  • Cups, Plates Become Construction Materials

    Learning how to build with green principles in mind is one thing, but building with green materials in the first ...

  • IdeaBox Unveils Energy Efficient Prefab Home

    Update: It has come to Earth911's attention that IKEA is not selling the Aktiv prefabricated home. Interior designers from IKEA ...