We create 20m tons of construction industry waste each year. Here's how to stop it going to landfill
- Written by Salman Shooshtarian, Research Fellow, RMIT University
Building construction and demolition create enormous amounts of waste and much of it goes into landfill.Sytilin Pavel/Shutterstock
The Australian construction industry has grown significantly in the past two decades. Population growth has led to the need for extensive property development, better public transport and improved infrastructure. This...