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� Spain. 811
Voluntary standards apply across many countries, including:
� Australia, where the Department of the Environment and Heritage have
developed a recycling guide for aggregates in partnership with several
stakeholder groups. As a result of this publication state governments have
produced similar guides.
� Belgium (Flanders) for recycled aggregates;
� Denmark, where the Danish Society of Civil Engineers has set up a standard
for the use of crushed concrete and stones as an aggregate material in new
concrete;
� Germany, for recycled materials as aggregates in concrete, recycled aggregate
and recycled soil; development of ‘RAW’ standards
� Sweden, where the National Roads Administration (NRA) has been raising
standards in road quality since 1994. In order to cope with the frost, thick
roads are needed and crushed rock was found to withstand these conditions
far better than gravel. In light of this, the NRA supported road construction
companies that were proposing to use secondary crushed rock;
� UK, where a Quality Protocol for Aggregates has been developed by WRAP in
partnership with the Quarry Products Association, the Highways Agency and
the Environment Agency.
47.2.1 Country-specific Characteristics
There is a lack of evaluation studies and reviews regarding this policy. The majority of
information throughout this report therefore either relates specifically to the
Netherlands, or to the European standards in general. Additional information is added
where possible.
The Netherlands
The Dutch Building Material Decree came into effect in 1999. It was introduced to
overcome barriers to reusing waste materials in construction. At the time there was
concern with regards to the impact of primary and secondary building materials upon
soil and surface water.
It applies to stony materials and earth in construction and aims to:
� restrict pollution of soil and surface waters due to leaching; and
� reduce the use of primary raw materials. 812
811 Union Europeenne des Producteurs de Granulats (UEPG) (2005) UEPG Statement on CE Marking
and European Aggregates Standards, Accessed 20 th January 2009,
http://www.asfaltskolan.se/metoddag_05/MET05pdf/UEPG%20Statement%20on%20ce%20Marking
%20and%20European%20Aggregates%20Standards-%20February%202005.pdf
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