Asbestos disposal: the indicative costs and procedures to be followed

Asbestos is not household waste. Its disposal should never be improvised but follow specific safety procedures. The abandonment of asbestos-containing products is a criminal offense. If there is the possibility that a material contains asbestos, you need to get it analyzed immediately by a specialized laboratory.

Another matter, however should be done for bulk materials that are highly contaminants, it is necessary, then it should be immediately removed and all that was in contact with it and therefore can be contaminated.

Its disposal should be compulsorily given to professionals with disposal costs, but the law also allows for the isolation of asbestos. In practice the sheets of cementoamianto used for the covers are coated with a paint making it harmless.

A survey among construction companies has allowed the creation of an approximate average price for the disposal of asbestos. These prices are always agreed with the individual construction companies to which it is commissioned for disposal.

The following are the significant items of practices at the local health authority, the work practice of execution of the removal, disposal and transportation reported per square meter.

For 100 square meters:

- Quantity of material to be disposed of: 1.500 Kg (about 15.0 kg / sqm)

- Cost of execution of removal: 1.000 € (equal to approximately 10.0 € / sqm)

- Average cost of disposal at approved landfills (landfill depends on the individual): € 450.0 (equivalent to approximately 0.30 € / kg)

- Shipping cost average: 300 € (depending on the possible rental of vehicles suitable)

- Cost ASL (practices and charges, dependent on regions / provinces / municipalities): € 300.0

- Impact of 'turnkey': 20,5 € / sqm

Total estimated cost average: 2.050 €

28/11/2012

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