GREEN TIPS
Further steps on waste reduction and management
During demolition
• Monitor monthly waste flow and divert more than 60% of waste from landfills and public fill banks
• Donate the furniture and electrical appliances to charities and recycle the salvageable materials
by recyclers
During construction
• Consider reuse on site
• Adopt lean construction design such as reduced foundation size
• Maintain a balanced cut and fill on-site
• Apart from new purchases, consider reuse of furniture, office equipment and accessories from
other site offices
• Monitor monthly waste flow and divert 60% of waste from landfills and public fill banks
• Transport excavated materials to other sites for reuse
• Precast uncommon building components such as bathrooms, kitchens, structural wall, lift and stair cores
Figure 126 Precast volumetric bathroom
(Source: BEAM Society Limited)
Figure 127 Recycling of marine mud
(Source: Hong Kong Housing Authority)
• Recycle marine mud as road pavers and fill materials, where applicable
• Use durable, recyclable material such as metal to replace timber used for formwork
• Explore ways to optimise the steel bar bending and cutting schedule to minimise scrap
• Purchase products with high recycled content
During major renovation and retrofitting of interior fitting-out
• Consider reuse on site
• Monitor monthly waste flow and divert 60% of waste from landfills and public fill banks
• Donate the furniture and electrical appliances to charities and recycle the salvageable materials
• Reuse partitions from other fitting out projects
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During renovation or interior decoration
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Demolition and construction waste management
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