Why should we recycle construction waste?

Construction wastes are within the dry material category and are usually sent right to the landfill when their lifecycle has been ended. Environment Canada gives an estimate that over 9 million tons of construction debris is buried each year in Canada. While looking at the quantity seems enormous, we have to take into consideration that this type of material sent to landfill are mostly toxic and not so biodegradable.

Sending material right to the landfill looks more and more like an old fashioned decision. When landfill sites will be filled, we will need to go farther to dig new sites, bringing higher costs to transport our residential and industrial waste over there. The cost increases will reflect to our tax accounts, on top of increasing our carbon footprint that contributes to the overheating of the planet. Planning to reuse and recycle our waste is a fair and concrete gesture that we can all support so our children will inherit a cleaner planet.