Reuse, Recycle, Reduce... the 3 "Rs" of a California Green Builder home.

Residential construction typically generates 4.0 tons of recyclable/divertible waste products per 2,000 square foot home. The California Green Builder program requires diverting or recycling at least 50% of the construction site waste including wood, drywall, cardboard, metal and concrete.

REUSING clean wood on an alternative construction site or diverting for reuse. Cut-offs can be used as bridging and backing materials. Engineered wood makes use of recycled wood and results in stronger, straighter building materials.

RECYCLING products to appropriate facilities that will use the material in other ways makes good sense like cardboard into new paper products, wood to particle board, and drywall to pet litter.

REDUCING waste with prefabricated systems or pre-cut kiln dried lumber.

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