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Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy
a far higher proportion of materials, such as wood, glass and bricks,
could be recovered for reuse.
4.39 The Institute of Civil Engineers’ Demolition Protocol provides a
mechanism for the effective reuse and high value recycling from
demolition projects as well as the procurement of recycled and reclaimed
materials in construction. Leading companies in the industry have already
demonstrated that waste reduction and recycling delivers worthwhile
savings. The adoption of such protocols would benefit from a more
consistent approach across London in order to effect wholesale behaviour
change among private sector contractors. The Mayor will ensure that
business support programmes funded by the LDA are consistent in the
provision of advice.
Case study 29 - Effective planning increases material recovery
During the redevelopment of Wembley stadium, Brent Council and the
developer Quintain used the Institute of Civil Engineers’ Demolition
Protocol to prevent waste and maximise the reuse of recycled aggregate.
Brent was the first London council to integrate the protocol into their
supplementary planning guidance. The protocol provides a framework
methodology to help development teams ensure that the potential for
procuring recovered materials, as well as the recovery of materials from
demolition (and refurbishment) has been effectively considered and
targets set.
Source: Brent Council
Case study 30 - Reusing demolition waste saves construction costs
The Building Research Establishment’s office at Watford was constructed
on its former site and reused 96 per cent of the waste generated during
the demolition stage in the new building. An estimated 30 per cent cost
saving was achieved through using 80,000 reclaimed bricks and 300m2
of wood block flooring.
Source: The Building Research Establishment
Case study 31 - Tackling resource management early in the
development process led to significant reuse and recycling
Whilst working on the Barts and The London New Hospitals Programme,
Skanska undertook a pre-demolition waste audit. This identified items
that could be salvaged or recycled. They then developed a materials
and waste tool, to monitor progress towards meeting the project target
of 95 per cent resource productivity, per trade contractor and per
material stream.