Waste recycling / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...waste. Much of the materials available online come from decommissioned commercial buildings rather than houses, as the quantities available are worth the effort of involving a broker. But for residential builders looking to acquire inexpensive building materials such as insulation and flooring etc, you will often get l...

...waste that will be sent to a landfill. From a material conservation and sustainability point of view, that would always be our recommended course of action if the costs aren’t too prohibitive, as upgrading existing buildings always comes up on top in terms of a full lifecycle analysis. If you are looking for a way to h...

...recycling, learn more about reducing waste, composting, disposing of construction waste and other easy lifestyle changes to reduce your environmental footprint in the Ecohome Building Guide and these pages :  How to sort and dispose of compost and household waste  Use your kitchen waste as compost to grow food in a...