Recycle and reuse. Despite the very best efforts, home building generates large amounts of waste and debris. Much of this waste—such as cardboard boxes and metal strapping—can be recycled, but consultants say developers also can find uses for leftover brick, drywall, wood, and other material. Maloo’s goal is to send as little to the landfill as possible. The leftover limestone cladding will be used throughout the site for landscaping, and crushed stone will be used as aggregate for roads. Old shingles and debris from the relocated Cape Cod was sent to a roof recycling center, and the sheet metal debris was recycled at the scrap yard.
Nigel Maynard is senior editor, products, at BUILDER magazine.