Halve construction waste to landfill by 2012

The Sustainability Forum and WRAP are calling on the construction industry to halve the materials waste going to landfill by 2012.

The two organisations believe this is a measurable and achievable industry-wide target. The industry consumes more than 400 million tonnes of materials each year and generates moer than 100 million tonnes of waste. Around 30 million tonnes of construction waste goes straight to landfill.

Ian Coull, chair of the Sustainability Forum, said: "In order for the industry to improve its sustainability, we must set targets and goals for reducing waste and improving the use of resources. This goal to halve waste by 2012 is an excellent place to start, and it's now up to the entire industry supply chain to take action, not only for the environment, but also to deliver cost and efficiency savings."

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