Construction and renovation work generates waste that is different from ordinary waste generated in recreational homes. It is important to plan for the different stages of work in advance, taking appropriate waste management into account. Careful planning of your work and the quality and quantity of materials required will save money and the environment.
For larger renovation projects, you should order an interchangeable platform. Or, you can take smaller amounts of waste to appropriate processing yourself – properly sorted, of course.
Sort the following at your construction or renovation site:
• Scrap metal to recyclable metal. You can control waste management costs and save the environment.
• Wood waste should be sorted separately, which results in substantial savings compared to landfill disposal. Untreated wood can be burned in your own fireplace.
• Rock materials such as concrete and brick as separate batches. Intact bricks can be reused as such in greenery work, for example.
• Board should be sorted as recyclable board.
• Burnable waste reduces the amount of waste disposed of in landfills. Burnable waste includes plastic packaging films, styrofoam and small pieces of wood. Burnable waste is processed into recovered fuel for power plants.
• Impregnated wood must be sorted and taken to separate collection for hazardous waste. There are collection points at hardware shops, for example.
• Hazardous waste must always be sorted and transported separately from other types of waste. Hazardous waste originating from renovation work, such as paints, varnishes, turpentine and other cleaning solvents, fluorescent tubes, batteries and polyurethane tube waste must be taken to appropriate hazardous waste collection.
Larger batches for recovery
If your construction site generates larger amounts of recoverable materials, these should be sorted separately in appropriate receptacles. You can order an interchangeable platform for your work site from L&T along with emptying services for wastes such as insulating wool, window glass, plasterboard, wood waste and plastic films.
Landfill waste
The remaining diverse construction waste, such as small amounts of insulation materials, PVC plastic, plasterboard waste, cleaning waste or broken window glass shall be taken to a landfill.
More information
L&T can answer any questions about construction waste management at the cottage and how to arrange for it.
Tip
Someone may be looking for exactly the kind of furnace door, window or door that you have just replaced; building components should be offered for reuse at another place.
Garden waste for recovery
Voluntary work in outdoor areas may generate a lot of garden waste, for example. Twigs, raked-up plants and heavier plant waste can be used in the yard as covering material or compost soil. For larger amounts of garden waste, you should order interchangeable platform and emptying services.
Twigs can be chipped using rented chipping machines, for example. Wood chips can be used as compost stabilising material or covering material on the roots of bushes.
If you do not use your garden waste yourself, it should be taken to recovery as a separate batch. L&T arranges for the transport of garden waste to a composting plant. The costs for recoverable waste material are lower compared to non-recoverable waste.
Untreated wood can also be burned
Repairs and construction of playhouses, fences and sheds, for example, may generate wood waste. Wood waste should be sorted separately, which results in substantial savings compared to landfill disposal. Untreated wood can be burned in your own fireplace.
Food and beverages
Voluntary workers enjoy food and beverages during breaks. Any food waste should be sorted separately for composting or biowaste collection. Beverage bottles and cans shall be returned to collection points at shops, while milk and juice cartons and disposable plates and cups are sorted into recyclable cardboard or burnable waste.