Very little of this material was recovered for reuse or recycling, but these markets are developing.
Most potential growth is in the area of recovering materials from construction sites.
Small entrepreneurs are recovering some of the more valuable and usable materials from construction sites. Also, due to the rising cost of construction materials, the construction industry is finding more ways of producing less waste and reusing more materials on-site. The debris consists primarily of asphalt, brick, concrete, glass, metal, wallboard, and wood. Brick can be recovered for reuse, but more often brick, concrete, and asphalt are crushed to form aggregate for road beds and construction. Some unpainted, untreated wood at construction sites can be recovered for use as lumber, but more often it is chipped for use in landscaping and composting.