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The Waste and Resource Management Board focuses on 2 overarching issues:
The planning, financing, construction and operation of the next generation of the UK's waste management infrastructure.
ICE estimates that between 2004 and 2020 the UK will need between 1500 and 2300 new facilities to recycle, reprocess, treat and dispose of its waste at a cost of between £10Bn and £30Bn. We believe that moving away from burying valuable material in landfill presents an opportunity to recover more value from waste, creating jobs and reducing the burden of the environment. To find out more about the UK's future waste management needs click here.
Improving the efficiency of the use of resources in the construction industry.
In tonnage terms construction and demolition waste is the UK's largest waste stream accounting for 90M tonnes of material per year in England and Wales alone. To drive the recovery of demolition material and the use of recycled materials in new structures, ICE, working with London Remade and Envirocentre has developed the Demolition Protocol (Executive Summary, Implementation and Report). Currently being trailed by the London Borough of Brent the Protocol shows how the planning system can be used to Improve the resource efficiency of construction.
The Waste and Resource Management Board has also worked with Envirocentre and Forward Scotland to produce Planning for Resource Sustainable Communities: Volume 1 Waste Infrastructure and Management a code of practice for the planning and design of waste and resource management facilities within the built environment in the UK.
The Waste and Resource Management Board has worked with industry to develop a colour-coding scheme for construction waste that can be used on site. Coding can help with raising Waste Awareness, separating waste at source, reducing the amount of construction waste sent to landfill, and delivering cost savings. Standard posters for use on skips and other collection systems can be downloaded here.
For further details of waste management please contact faith.opio@ice.org.uk.
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