Industry urges rethink on sustainable spending

Government spending on sustainable construction materials should be more flexible,
according to the Construction Products Association.
Head of environment and industry performance Rita Singh said: "We need to consider the whole life of materials - just looking at the recycled content doesn't guarantee sustainability over 60 years."
Singh's comments came before the association met with the Waste and Resources Action Programme to discuss the funding body's role in sustainable construction products.
Singh said government grants to construction products firms should take more than recycling into account.
"We don't want the regulations to be so restrictive that innovation is prevented. The aim is getting the best performance out of products. We want to make sure products used are the most sustainable and cost-effective over their lifetime," she said.