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Five ways to reduce waste (and save money) on your home renovation

  • Written by Deepika Mathur, Researcher in sustainable architecture, Charles Darwin University
Sensible design can dramatically reduce waste of a renovation.Photo by Nolan Issac on Unsplash, CC BY-SA

On average, renovating a home generates far more waste then building a new one from scratch.

This waste goes straight to landfill, damaging the environment. It also hurts your budget: first you have to pay for demolition, then the new materials,...

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