Each year, the U.S. construction industry generates 100 million tons of wastes, making up 15-20 percent of all municipal solid wastes (MSW) (1). Recently, costs to dispose of construction and demolition (C&D) wastes have risen sharply, forcing contractors to reevaluate waste disposal methods and choose whether to view C&D waste as simply as rubbish or as a resource.
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