WRAP reports marked decline in waste to landfill levels.
Figures have been released by WRAP in its Signatory Report 2011. The figures come from 32 construction contractors who have signed up to a deal coordinated by WRAP; Halving Waste to Landfill Commitment.
Signatories are encouraged to register their baseline and targets within WRAP’s Waste to Landfill Reporting Portal.
The 32 construction contractors monitored and reported their annual performance for construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste.
Among them are some of the UK’s largest contractors and represent a total construction annual spend in excess of £21 billion over the reporting period.
The combined figures for the 32 companies show an absolute decrease of 28% in the CD&E waste sent to landfill between 2008 and 2009. This constitutes a cut from 3.1 million tonnes in 2008 to 2.2 million tonnes by year end 2009.
The data also showed that the companies had less waste arising relative to construction spend, indicating that the companies are taking action to prevent waste production.
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