Green Demolition

Green demolition saves money while saving the planet when you need to get rid of an old, unsafe building. We are the industry leaders. Let us remove and recycle all the reusable materials from your project, reduce your removal and disposal costs, and navigate the regulatory complexities.




Count on TAMCO Construction for demolition you and your community can feel good about. We have been leaders in green demolition from the beginning of this trend. We will methodically remove all recyclable materials and take them to our own recycling facility, saving you additional money on your project. Some of the materials that are recycled are present in every building such as:



As green demolition experts, we not only recycle material at our facility, but we also sell it to a secondary market. In addition, we advise our customers on ways to save materials for future use and additional savings.

Earth friendly deconstruction is a much better way of describing what we do. You can save money on your project, save natural resources and landfill space, and leave a greener foot print for future generations.

To encourage green demolition practices, some communities have raised disposal fees that would normally get passed along to the customer. With our methods, these fees are avoided or reduced, providing you with additional savings. We also have a large network of motivated buyers for your old and unwanted materials.

We can expertly evaluate your project on-site to determine what materials can be recycled or reused. We reuse stone, metal and other construction materials on a regular basis. We will be glad to provide you with a list of references and past completed projects in the mid-Atlantic region.

Prior to green demolition practices, the typical destruction and removal of an unwanted building simply involved a wrecking ball and some dump trucks. The utilities would be shut off and the reusable contents of the building would be removed. Then a crane with a weighted cable would start knocking down the building and heavy equipment would finish the lower portion, putting it all into a pile. The whole mixture of perfectly reusable steel, concrete, pipe and wire, roofing material and window glass would be hauled off to a landfill.

Construction and demolition waste once made up 40 percent of the materials in US landfills. Today that amount has been cut in half by recycling, reusing and repurposing this leftover material.

Because of the high cost of disposal and the value of certain recyclable materials, environmentally friendly methods are gaining in popularity. They are, in fact, often less costly than mere dumping, despite the more arduous method of deconstruction involved. Many areas also have laws requiring that certain materials be separated for recycling.

If green demolition is in your future, give us a call and we will show ways to save by giving you a complete evaluation of your structure. The more material can recycle and keep from the landfills, the more money you will save and the greater the environment will benefit from your decision. Your community will applaud your efforts – and you will save on disposal costs.

Green is not just our method; it is our philosophy and motivation. Call us today to learn how we can help you.


TAMCO Construction offers demolition and removal in Philadelphia, Doylestown, Bethlehem, Easton, Harrisburg, Lancaster and Hazelton, Pennsylvania; Trenton, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware.