The environment benefits when you salvage non-asbestos building materials for reuse

Salvage non-asbestos building materials for reuse. This benefits the environment and your pocketbook. It also supports local businesses and helps create jobs throughout the state.

Reuse puts all those building materials saved from the landfill into new projects. Often, used items serve the same purpose as before. See the reused flooring in the photo above. With little or no reprocessing, you can make them environmentally superior to recycled.

Used items are usually used locally, so little energy is expended, and little pollution is created in transportation. Incorporating used materials into your project takes more time and creativity than buying new, off-the-shelf items. But it pays dividends aesthetically, economically, and ecologically.

Used building materials are available from many sources, including building salvage stores, online exchanges, classified ads, and demolition sales.

Courtesy of http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0704017.pdf

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