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We’re revolutionizing the construction industry with a cutting-edge material tracking and efficiency app. Our platform leverages real-time monitoring, intelligent cutlist optimization, and predictive analytics to tackle the industry’s 30% waste problem

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EPA data has been inaccurate for as long as they've been around, particularly in their published C&D waste statistics which are based on Weight instead of Value, masking the true impact of C&D waste. Here's more on that with proof and citations:

wasteguardinnovations.com/whitepaper

October 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM

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October 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM

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October 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM

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The "Construction Physics" newsletter this week had a very real truth about the industry that I think is important for everyone to realize.

The software we are building here at Wasteguard Innovations will help to mitigate this aspect of construction and pave the way for change in the industry.

September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM

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First SUBSTACK post!

The Wasteguard Innovations whitepaper, titled "Re-evaluating Construction Waste: A Value-Based Approach to Economic and Environmental Impact," challenges the longstanding method the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses to assess construction and demolition (C&D) waste—namely, weight-based metrics. It argues that this method creates a critical distortion in understanding the true impact of waste, since heavy, low-value materials like concrete dominate by mass, while lighter, high-value materials like copper, steel, and hardwoods are largely overlooked despite their outsized financial and environmental significance.

The whitepaper proposes a value-based waste assessment model, which prioritizes the intrinsic economic and environmental worth of materials over their sheer volume. This paradigm shift reveals that even though materials like concrete make up the bulk of landfill tonnage, the real loss lies in the disposal of high-value resources that are often more difficult to recycle and carry a much larger carbon footprint per unit weight.

Using comparative cost and density data, the paper quantifies how weight-based systems undervalue materials like engineered lumber and scrap metals. It highlights the environmental damage of discarding scarce, carbon-intensive resources—pointing to embodied energy, emissions, and resource depletion.

Strategically, the paper recommends policy shifts, such as updating EPA metrics to include value-based tracking, incentivizing recovery of high-value materials, and supporting deconstruction practices over demolition. It also encourages industry adoption of better tracking and accountability technologies.

In essence, the whitepaper redefines C&D waste from a tonnage problem to a resource mismanagement crisis, advocating for smarter metrics that align with circular economy principles and offer more accurate data for climate, economic, and policy decisions.

July 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM

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June 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM

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Something I'd like to get your feedback on : wasteguardinnovations.com/whitepaper

June 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM

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Current methods, like those used by the EPA, measure construction and demolition (C&D) waste by **weight**. This simple metric creates a distorted picture, masking the true economic and environmental cost of what we throw away.

Whitepaper: wasteguard.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Construction...

June 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM