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39.1.2 Recycling <strong>of</strong> C&D <strong>Waste</strong> – General Overview<br />

The National Construction and Demolition <strong>Waste</strong> Council was set up as a voluntary<br />

industry body. The objective <strong>of</strong> the Council was to implement the recommendations <strong>of</strong><br />

Task Force B4 'Recycling <strong>of</strong> Construction and Demolition <strong>Waste</strong>' in particular the<br />

following key areas:<br />

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� Organise, monitor, report, research, promote and demonstrate best practice.<br />

� Implement the recommendations and action plan from Task Force B4.<br />

� Develop schemes to motivate and reward companies who commit themselves<br />

to reducing waste going to landfill.<br />

� Organise regional and national training programmes.<br />

� Develop and encourage support for demonstration projects.<br />

� Issue Annual and appropriate Interim reports on progress<br />

� To achieve in a tiered approach the targets set out in "Changing Our Ways".<br />

� To gather and issue relevant statistics.<br />

� To set up an appropriate scheme to identify those companies or groups<br />

engaged in successful best practice schemes.<br />

� To advise Government on policy issues.<br />

� To seek fiscal support at National & EU Level for <strong>Waste</strong> / Recycling infrastructural<br />

projects.<br />

The Best Practice Guidelines on the Preparation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Plans for<br />

Construction and Demolition Projects were published by the Minister for the<br />

Environment, Heritage and Local Government in 2006. The purpose <strong>of</strong> these<br />

Guidelines is to promote an integrated approach to construction and demolition<br />

(C&D) waste management, throughout the duration <strong>of</strong> a project for example:<br />

� Excavated spoil/topsoil can be used as landscaping material;<br />

� <strong>Waste</strong> timber can be recycled as shuttering or hoarding;<br />

� <strong>Waste</strong> concrete as fill material for roads or in the manufacture <strong>of</strong> new concrete<br />

when arising at source.<br />

Some <strong>of</strong> the policies that influence C&D waste management are presented in<br />

subsequent Annexes. All <strong>of</strong> the policies outlined have influenced C&D waste<br />

prevention and recycling in some manner, albeit, in some cases, marginally.<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: Annexes

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