Based on data from the 2019 Waste Audit conducted by Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC), 315,000+ lbs. of construction and demolition debris enter the USVI’s waste stream every year. Salvaging this material is not only good for the environment, it can also create green jobs and has the potential to foster new green business opportunities for enterprising entrepreneurs.
With a Sustainable Materials Management grant from the EPA and in partnership with CGTC, Island Green Living held a series of free Sustainable Deconstruction workshops with Master Trainer Dave Bennink in late 2021. Sustainable deconstruction is defined as the systematic dismantling of a building in order to recover the maximum number of materials for reuse and recycling.
