Construction site work often involves demolition of existing buildings, parking lots and other improvements that have already been made to the lot in the past. Once structures are demolished, however, a lot of waste is produced that must be addressed. Lumber, metal and concrete solutions exist and are detailed for you below.

Concrete

You may have been drilling and taking up concrete blocks and chunks during the demolition process. Your immediate plan is probably to simply dump the material in nearby landfills. This is not, of course, a free prospect; funds must be there to pay those landfills, by weight, for the concrete you possess.

Other avenues exist for concrete. Concrete salvage yards will gladly accept concrete you want to give out. Typically, your concrete is going to be fed into concrete cone crushers. The blocks and chunks will be ground down into material that is usable for house foundations, roads, driveways and new parking lots. If a salvage yard sounds desirable, contact them before demolition starts or soon afterward; they may not have adequate space for your pieces and you might require multiple yards. Some will provide trucks to your site and transport all the concrete for you.

Metal

Just like there are salvage opportunities for concrete, metal recycling centers can rid you of extra aluminum, steel, and other metals. You can sometimes earn money by donating scrap metal to buyers willing to pick up the pieces you have. It is best to separate each metal into a different group so that you can get the best price according to what each metal is currently valued at on international commodity markets.

Lumber

The different kinds of wood used on sites can be reused in different ways according to your company's own needs. You can decide to store them in your own warehouse for later use. In that case, however, you need to remain careful about the humidity and moisture levels. After all, you want it to be usable when you need it.

You could also ask around to discover whether individual workmen or contractors need additional lumber and sell it off. You can stipulate that they're responsible for getting the lumber off the property. Traditional recycling is also possible, but there are sometimes guidelines regarding lumber that has been chemically treated.

Demolition often frees up the above materials to be used once more. To learn more, contact a company like Alliance Demolition Services Inc.