As we are one week into July – the plastic free month – it seems like a good time to shine a light on how timber covers reduce construction waste.
Waste from construction and demolition (C&D) accounts for a high proportion of waste sent off to landfills in many countries. Unitec Institute of Technology has been working on this, and you can read their article here.
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