Reduce packaging waste on your construction site
How to separate waste at construction sites
Guide
One of the most important components of a successful packaging reuse and recycling system is actively and accurately segregating the waste your site produces. Educating workers is an important element of your waste segregation process.
National colour-coding scheme for packaging waste
To ensure that the maximum levels of packaging waste are segregated on construction sites, use the national waste colour-coding scheme. This segregates waste into a number of categories:
- asbestos - red
- gypsum - white
- hazardous - orange
- inert - grey
- metal - blue
- mixed - black
- packaging - brown
- wood - green
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