London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

Measure Germany Denmark Belgium The Netherlands
Good monitoring
systems
• Reliable monitoring system of
C&D production in place.
• Reliable monitoring system of
C&D production in place.
Mandatory reporting • Demolition permits required
with mandatory reporting to
authorities.
Standards & quality
assurance schemes
• Technical requirements are set
out for the use of recycled
• Danish Society of Civil
Engineers issued a standard for
• C&D waste crushers and
processors require a permit to
• The Dutch association of
demolition waste contractors
C&D waste in technical
the use of crushed concrete process waste and a certified (BABEX) set up a system of
documents.
and masonry as an aggregate Quality Assurance system. certification for its members in
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Quality standards are set by the
Quality Association of
Construction Material
Recyclers.
Generally, secondary and
recycled materials have to
comply with the same
requirements as primary
materials.
Standard for demolition works
to define and describe
demolition activities.
material in new concrete.
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Thus not only the waste
products have to fulfil
environmental conditions, but
the processing company or
system is also subject to
conditions.
Flemish recycling association
and the regional governments’
technical authorities initiated a
voluntary certification scheme
for recycled aggregates used in
unbound applications. COPRO
is the body responsible for the
certification of these
aggregates, and control of the
QA systems at the recycling
plants.
prescribing separate removal
and supply of C&D waste. A
similar certification system has
been set up by the equvalent
body for crushers and sorters
(BRBS).
• Subsequently, a national
technical standard was
drafted, to enable BENOR the
national standards agency, to
grant a quality label to C&D
derived aggregates.
Adapted from Symonds (1999)
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