Chicago Municipal Solid Waste Management

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When building a new home, the issue of municipal solid waste management may seem like something to worry about way down the line. But It never hurts to consider your options during each phase of the construction.

Preparing the site for a new home can be every bit as involved as building the structure itself, and as with any process, can generate waste that may need to be disposed of by municipal solid waste management professionals. Clearing, grading, and allowing for proper drainage can have unexpected byproducts, so any general contractor in Chicago should know to be ready to contact the waste management companies early and often, from foundation to framing to fixtures.

Once the building is framed, the electricians and plumbers will install the necessary infrastructure for your day to day needs. But this process can produce waste as well. The various shavings, snippets, trimmings, and miscuts can add up when dealing with an entirely new structure. At the same time, as windows, doors, siding, and roofing are being put into place, the piles of plastic wrap and cardboard or foam inserts can grow rapidly.

Even the appliances the buyer chooses can have more than just an effect on their energy bills. They can also effect municipal solid waste management. Newer homes will generally have newer appliances, which may help to reduce waste. More efficient refrigerators will reduce food thrown away due to spoilage, while more optimally running ovens will reduce the amount accidentally burned meals. And of course, whether or not a garbage disposal is installed will most assuredly affect your municipal solid waste management.

Whether you are a builder in Lake Bluff, a builder in lake geneva, or a builder in Lake Forest, always be aware of the need of municipal solid waste management throughout the building process. Periodically cleaning and emptying a work site can make subsequent tasks easier to accomplish, as well as putting the customer at ease whenever they stop by the site to check on their new home.

6 Comments

  1. What waste could you have from roofing and siding and doors and whatnot? Wouldn’t you know how much you need when you order it? And can’t you add whatever you don’t use to the next project?

  2. Most of those products come wrapped in some kind of wrapping, like plastic or cardboard, and things like prehung doors can come with a lot of internal wrapping to protect the wood in transit.

  3. Lloyd Turner

    Most of those products come wrapped in some kind of wrapping, like plastic or cardboard, and things like prehung doors can come with a lot of internal wrapping to protect the wood in transit.

  4. Alex Harper

    Most of those products come wrapped in some kind of wrapping, like plastic or cardboard, and things like prehung doors can come with a lot of internal wrapping to protect the wood in transit.

  5. Most of those products come wrapped in some kind of wrapping, like plastic or cardboard, and things like prehung doors can come with a lot of internal wrapping to protect the wood in transit.

  6. Claude Fowler

    Most of those products come wrapped in some kind of wrapping, like plastic or cardboard, and things like prehung doors can come with a lot of internal wrapping to protect the wood in transit.

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