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Waste & Recycling
10 June 2011
Research consultancy BRE Global has signed an agreement with Socially and Environmentally Responsible Aggregate (SERA) to support the responsible sourcing standard for aggregates.
10 June 2011
A website to trade and exchange sustainable building materials has started on Tyneside.
22 August 2010
Guidance to help the health sector minimise waste and reduce costs on its building work has been published
30 July 2010
The Government has formally launched a consultation of waste policies in England
06 July 2010
In a move to further the coalition Government’s drive to increase anaerobic digestion of waste, an industry round table event took place
24 June 2010
Waste policy across the UK and beyond needs to change, with a drive for reduction set to be a source of controversy and much needed behavioural change
15 June 2010
Caroline Spelman, the new DEFRA secretary of state, has announced that the coalition Government is to review all waste policies in England immediately
07 June 2010
The new Government will stop plans to introduce domestic “bin taxes” and instead reward households which recycle
19 May 2010
The European Commission has set out plans to improve the management of biowaste in the EU
19 March 2010
WRAP has offered construction companies help with site waste management plans through a new tracker
09 March 2010
The ICE is calling for evidence from waste-related companies for its inquiry on how to radically change the waste sector
26 February 2010
Waste plastic can now be turned into sustainable homes, as new material suitable for creating load-bearing frames
25 February 2010
Community-scale heating, energy, waste disposal and reuse must be a focus for the future if we are to make carbon savings
10 February 2010
The NFDC has signed up to the WRAP voluntary agreement to halve the amount of construction waste going to landfill
01 December 2009
Government actions are hindering reclamation of building materials and causing a decline in the amount that is reused, a new report says