Where to throw the rubble of a work

The rubble are waste that They are generated in the construction of infrastructure and buildingssuch as buildings, routes, ports, airports, railroads, dams, bridges, as well as many more civil engineering works. Likewise, those produced by the repair, reform or demolition of old real estate are also debris. Waste in Spain as a result of construction and demolition are identified with the acronym RCD.

In general terms, debris are usually formed by concrete, bricks and ceramics and to a lesser extent by wood, metal, plaster, glass and plastic. The debris mostly (approximately 75%) are usually non -hazardous, inert waste, which means that they are not a potential risk to the health of the environment or the human being and therefore can be valued. The remaining 25% can be a combination of other waste, including some toxic or dangerous that must be discarded. In Spain there is particularly a Construction-Demolition Waste Management Plan that regulates the production and management of this type of waste and is applicable to all types of works. We recommend reading this article about what is waste management.

Another not less data is that those waste that has a specific regulation and is generated in works, for example: industrial oils, out of use tires, containers, among others, must be managed according to the legislation and, therefore, must be kept separated from other RCDs of the work.

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Because the debris usually occurs in huge amounts and these can occupy a large space, discard them in conventional public road containers would be very cumbersome and even dangerous. Therefore, there are two options to dispose of the debris initially: in special containers or in the so -called “clean points.”

Rubble containers

The containers for debris are special containers used to discard waste products and according to the particular needs of a work can come from different sizes. These types of containers are not common on public roads, but must be hired for a certain time and meet certain requirements. It is mandatory to have a permission to occupy public roads with one of these containers and this can be requested by any legal or physical person.

The container It must be covered to prevent other people from pulling other types of waste or to avoid the release of dust from debris. In turn, they must be painted with colors with the aim of highlighting their visibility, especially during the night and having a band of reflective material.

Clean points

On the other hand, there are “clean points”, centers that receive and store different types of bulky and special waste. However, this does not mean that a citizen can carry all the debris you want, but that the stipulated limit is 60 kilograms.

Discover in this article what a clean point is and what it is for.

A question that arises from the theme in question is: Can the rubble be recycled just like other materials? Well, the answer is yes. Much of the RCDs can be valued through recycling through a mechanical process in which several products suitable for use as raw material are obtained.

A debris treatment and recycling plant consists of two basic parts:

• A rubble recycling plant where waste receives treatment and recovery processes.
• A landfill (Final disposal site) where the rubble that cannot be treated are carried, due to their toxicity or danger, from the rejections of the different stages of the treatment process. In this article we tell you more about the landfills: what are, types and consequences.

Thanks to the improvement in the management of these waste, more and more applications possess the raw materials product of them and greater the possibility that these are reused in the construction area. In fact, did you know that there is a catalog of usable waste under construction? This encourages the use of recyclable materials, reducing the demand for non -renewable resources and the amount of waste that reaches final disposal in sites such as landfills or landfills.

Now that you know where to throw the rubble of a work, we invite you to read this other ecology article about why it is important to recycle.

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