This report provides practical guidance for recovery of product and waste types that are difficult to recover or recycle, such as carpet underlay, insulated concrete formwork, industrial batteries, structural insulated panels and smoke alarms. Current waste management routes are examined, together with the potential to improve levels of reuse, recycling and recovery. The key principles relating to 'design for deconstruction' are summarised. Appendices include a wider directory of potentially difficult waste types, together with a short summary of recycling and recovery issues that may need to...
This report provides practical guidance for recovery of product and waste types that are difficult to recover or recycle, such as carpet underlay, ins...
Improve your material resource efficiency and benefit from cost savings, reduced environmental impact and an enhanced company reputation. This guide describes the material resource efficiency requirements in BREEAM and provides practical advice for all involved in construction projects, especially clients, designers and contractors.
Improve your material resource efficiency and benefit from cost savings, reduced environmental impact and an enhanced company reputation. This guide d...