Recycling
Recycling involves the use of by-products and waste materials that arise either after a product's been made or after it has been used.
Recycling can be very cost effective, as well as being environmentally friendly. As part of the Smartwaste suite of tools (see link below), BRE offers an audit tool which can help you identify how much waste is currently costing your business. By identifying the processes which cause the problem, the audit will help you make savings quickly where opportunities exist.
Another useful tool is offered by Waste Aware Construction Site. It provides information on a waste stream colour coding initiative, developed by the Institution of Civil Engineers, that could help you sort materials more effectively.
BRE
BRE offers free access to assistance via the SmartWaste tool
http://www.smartwaste.co.uk/
Greenspec
A comprehensive resource to assist companies with specifications using recycled products
http://www.greenspec.co.uk/
Waste Aware Construction
http://www.wasteawareconstruction.com/
CIRIA
A regional map showing contruction recycling sites
http://www.ciria.org/recycling/
British Plastics
Represents the UK's plastics Federation industry
http://www.bpf.co.uk/bpfindustry/process_plastics_recycling.cfm
www.bpf.co.uk/directory/index.cfm?category_id=ce53bd64-fbba-4a56-b23f-5ee86083edc9
Confederation of Paper Industries
Industry body that can provide advice on paper packaging and recycling
www.confedpaper.org.uk
Corus Packaging
Major supplier of steel packaging and actively involved in recycling steel
www.coruspackaging.com
Recoup
They provide expertise and guidance across the plastics industry and throughout the supply chain.
www.recoup.org
Recovinyl
Supports the collection and recycling of PVC waste in the construction and demolition sectors
www.recovinyl.com
Timber Research and Development Association
The industry body that can provide advice on wood packaging and recycling.
www.trada.co.uk
