Vancouver Island launches BMEx, an online platform to reduce construction waste by swapping leftover materials.

A new program called Building Material Exchange (BMEx) has been launched on Vancouver Island to reduce construction waste by connecting companies, developers, and contractors to exchange leftover or salvaged materials. Funded by local regional districts, the initiative, dubbed the "Tinder of construction," is free to join and will launch an online marketplace in early 2025 for listing and exchanging materials. This aims to cut costs and promote sustainable practices, with up to one-third of landfill waste coming from construction.

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