January 1st, 2009 by waster
A summary of the year in blogging at the Wastersblog. The Waster says what he thinks about EU Legislation, the recession in recycling which has produced the recycling cost scandal, and the wisdom of the UK in signing up as it did to the Landfill Directive reluctantly and only in exchange for a deal with the Spanish on fishing quotas!
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October 25th, 2008 by waster
Published: 17 October 2008 10:19 Author: John McKenna
Government has a 2012 target of halving construction waste to landfill
Several of the industry’s leading contractors yesterday signed up to a Government-backed initiative to halve the amount of construction waste sent to landfill by 2012.
Bovis Lend Lease, Laing O’Rourke and Stanhope were among the clients, contractors and [...]
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October 12th, 2008 by waster
02-10-2008 from LetsRecycle News
Companies handling construction waste in Wales can now sign up to a standard recognising that they are disposing of it correctly and in line with their Duty of Care.
Launched by Constructing Excellence in Wales (CEW) and Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, the ‘Green Compass’ standard is the first of [...]
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August 28th, 2008 by waster
Insitu recycling of a damaged road surface near Peterborough provided a perfect solution for the local environmentally friendly council.
This is part of a report published in the Highways magazine June 2008. I won’t publish it all here for copyright reasons. (It may be available at http://www.highways-mag.co.uk/ )
Cambridgeshire County Council is believed to be the country’s [...]
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March 14th, 2008 by waster
“WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has launched (on 26 February 2008) a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) template to help the construction industry comply with legislation coming into force in England in April, which will make SWMPs a mandatory requirement on all aspects of construction work worth more than £300,000.
The template, which supports standard, [...]
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