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Positive Budget & Environmental Impacts

Researching the impact of recycling and sharing materials across construction sites through a legitimate network platform is in its infancy.  Proper coordination and use of excess fill dirt, construction site materials & stockpiles has a HUGE impact on not only profit, but the environment as well.

The below excerpt has been cited.

Sustainable management of excavated soil and rock in urban areas – A literature review

4.2. Reusing excavated soil and rock in other projects

Reuse of excavated soil and rock directly in other projects (Flow F) means that materials are transported between construction sites. Such reuse is possible when there are several construction projects going on in the same region. In Helsinki, landfills are starting to get full, due to the disposal of excavated soil and rock. This in turn leads to increased transportation to landfills further out from the city center, about 50 km. The coordination of excavated soil and rock between construction projects has been one of the aims of the Absoils project. However, no data on environmental or economic benefits has been published ( Forsman et al., 2013). The benefits of using excavated soil and rock in other projects have been studied by the English non-profit organization CL:AIRE. They conducted a study of a cluster project which consisted of four remediation projects located relatively close to each other in Northwest England (CL:AIRE, 2013). In these projects, large amounts of contaminated soil were excavated and transported to a temporary hub located at one of the construction sites where the materials were treated and thereafter transported to construction sites for reuse. The cluster approach resulted in an increased reuse of totally 30 000 m3 of excavated material and emission reductions of about 100 tons of CO2. Furthermore, transportation, landfilling, and use of new construction material were reduced.
The cost savings was estimated to 30% (CL: AIRE, 2013).

In order to coordinate and exchange excavated soil and rock between construction sites, there is a need for joint planning. At an early stage of the planning process, it becomes important to evaluate the coordination benefits for all projects involved. The quantities and quality of excavated soil and rock over time would here be essential information.

 

Sustainable management of excavated soil and rock in urban areas – A literature review

Authors: Simon Magnussona, Simon Kristina Lundberga , Bo Svedbergb, Sven Knutssona

From the original source:

* Journal of Cleaner Production (external)

* Volume 93,(external) 15 April 2015, Pages 18–25

The full article: * Sustainable management of excavated soil and rock in urban areas – A literature review

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