Materials such as concrete rubble are very difficult to recycle or dispose of. Steel and aluminum require massive amounts of energy to recycle. Plastics are burned with toxic substances that make recycling hazardous and costly. Also, plastic is not biodegradable and will remain in a landfill for half a millennium. Old wood roofing and siding can be easily disposed of without worrying about toxic chemicals leaching into our drinking water and poisoning the earth.
Wood is the choice for safe disposal.
Aluminum production results in 8 times the air emissions and 300 times the water consumption as lumber production. Concrete production is estimated to emit almost 3 times more carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, and produces 5 times more solid waste than the production of lumber. In contrast, wood does what wood substitutes cannot do. While trees grow, they absorb carbon dioxide, cleaning the air we breath. Wood is the Choice for Cleaner Air.