Demolition Waste Removal and Recycling
Sorted on the way out, so it leaves on the right rate
Removal of demolition waste with the recoverable material separated rather than tipped whole. Concrete and brick to crushing, steel to scrap recovery, sound timber recovered where it can be, and only what is genuinely mixed going to a waste facility to be sorted there.
Carried out under demolition licence AD214737
Before anything starts
Six things have to be settled first, and not all of them are ours
Most jobs that run late run late on this list rather than on the work itself. Each line says who owns it.
- 01
Separation plan
Who Both of us
Which streams are being kept apart, decided before the machine starts rather than mid job.
- 02
Room to separate
Who Both of us
Sorting needs somewhere to put the sorted material. On a tight block it goes straight to separate trucks instead.
- 03
Hazardous material removed first
Who Max, through licensed removalists
Asbestos goes before the structure comes down. Mixed into demolition waste it contaminates the entire stream.
- 04
Facilities confirmed
Who Max
Crushing, scrap and waste facilities, each confirmed before the material starts moving.
- 05
Access and standing
Who Both of us
Which decides the vehicles and the load count.
- 06
Docket handling
Who Max
Collected from each facility and handed to you.
Scope
What the quote does and does not cover
Stated side by side so there is nothing to discover later. Anything in the right hand column can be added, it is simply priced separately.
Included as standard
| Item | What that means |
|---|---|
| Separation | Concrete, brick, steel and timber kept apart as they come down |
| Loading | Directly to the right vehicle for each stream |
| Cartage | To crushing, scrap recovery or a licensed waste facility |
| Disposal and recovery fees | As stated lines |
| Dockets | From each facility, handed to you |
| Site tidy | Material removed as it is generated rather than stockpiled |
Quoted separately
| Item | Why it is separate |
|---|---|
| Asbestos material | Handled under the asbestos pathway, before demolition |
| Contaminated soil | Classified and priced separately |
| Hazardous waste | Chemicals, fuels and similar, removed by others |
| General household waste | Not a skip service |
| Salvage for resale | Recovery for reuse where it is in scope, not a trading service |
| Sorting material somebody else mixed | Charged at the mixed rate it arrived as |
The detail
Why separating on site usually pays for itself
- Mixed waste is charged as mixed waste. One load of unsorted material is charged at the highest applicable rate for everything in it.
- Clean concrete has a cheaper destination. Crushing and recycling, rather than landfill, and the difference in gate rate is substantial.
- Steel has value rather than cost. Separated steel goes to scrap recovery. On a commercial or industrial job it is often the most valuable thing leaving the site.
- Sorting costs machine time. Which is real, and on most jobs still less than the disposal saving it produces.
- It needs to be planned. Separation happens as the structure comes down. Doing it after is picking through a pile, which costs far more.
- Asbestos has to be out first. Mixed into demolition waste it contaminates the whole stream and the whole stream is then charged and handled as asbestos.
What we need to quote it
- The address
- So we can look at access and what is around it
- Photographs
- One from the street and one of the work itself
- Any reports you hold
- Hazardous materials, structural, survey or levels
- Your dates
- What has to be finished by when, and what is waiting on it
We attend the site before quoting anything substantial.
Asbestos never goes into this stream
It is identified and removed under clearance before demolition starts. Material mixed into general demolition waste contaminates the entire load.
Before you book
What people ask about this one
What actually gets recycled?
Does separating cost more?
Can you sort material that is already in a pile?
What if there is asbestos in the waste?
Do I get proof of where it went?
Get a quote
Tell us what is coming down and what it is made of
Construction type and approximate size. What a building is made of decides how much of it can be recovered, and that is what decides the disposal cost.
- Separated as it comes down rather than sorted afterwards
- Concrete to crushing, steel to scrap recovery
- Dockets from each facility handed to you
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Demolition and removal services from $15,999*. Tell us about your project and we'll help you understand the costs.
*Starting price applies to eligible demolition and removal projects only. Final pricing depends on structure size, materials, site access, location, waste disposal requirements, hazardous materials and any necessary approvals. A final quote will be provided following project assessment.