Why Recycling and Landfill Diversion are Priority for Toronto Demolition Companies

In demolition, you might think the primary objective is to knock everything down by any means necessary and get rid of it all. Fifty years ago, that might have been true. These days, landfill diversion is something a lot of demolition companies are concerned with.

In some cases, a demolition company might be a mandated diversion rate to hit and in other cases, it might just be a preference to ensure they’re doing the right thing by minimizing the waste you create. Nevertheless, the last thing you want to do is allow recyclables to be buried in the rubble and transported to a landfill.

As a Toronto demolition company, we aim to recycle anywhere from 50 to 90 percent on any given job site. There are many reasons why maintaining the highest possible landfill diversion rate is important.

Limiting what is sent out to landfills.

The whole reason behind prioritizing recycling in demolition is that it keeps materials out of our landfills. That’s valuable real estate which should only be used for waste that absolutely cannot be repurposed in some way. Landfills in Canada are filling up quickly. The investment in sorting recyclables on a demolition site can produce positive environmental benefits.

Energy savings.

One of the benefits that are not spoken about very often is how much energy is saved through recycling construction and demolition waste. When a material is procured from a demolition site and recycled, that’s something which does not need to be manufactured from virgin materials. In fact, every year in Canada, it’s estimated building and demolition recycling helps save as much as 8.5 million barrels of oil every year in energy savings.

Minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.

Beyond saving energy in Toronto demolition recycling, when landfill diversion is prioritize, it also avoids creating more greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions saved by recycling construction and/or demolition items is estimated to be as large as taking 500,000 Canadian cars off the road annually.

Supporting the recycling industry.

Canada’s domestic recycling industry is still growing and we want it to continue. When you commit to recycling demolition materials, you’re giving these companies income and jobs which helps to grow the infrastructure. As it relates to jobs, it is estimated that the construction and demolition recycling industry supports roughly 5,600 Canadian jobs. It also supports local economies which ultimately contributes to better numbers for everyone.

There’s no reason not to.

The benefits of demolition recycling and landfill diversion are well stated. If you’re working with a company who is not prioritizing these things, there’s no reason to continue with them. Landfill diversion can admittedly be challenging at times. Even so, where there’s opportunity to source and separate materials, it’s important to get it done and not cut corners. Demolition companies have a societal responsibility to salvage what they can and prioritize diversion. It’s always been a priority for us and we hope to see it an equal priority for other demolition companies in the GTA.

For all your demolition needs in Toronto and the GTA, contact Core Mini Bins. We always make recycling high priority and it never comes at the expense of our high quality work. We’ve worked on hundreds of projects across Toronto. Give us the opportunity to work on yours and you’ll see what we bring to the table. Contact a representative today.

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