Aggregate Recycling
The recycling sector has some unique characteristics that require a distinctive approach when it comes to providing business support, according to Dr Bevis Watts, head of business support at WRAP...
What used to be Burtonwood Air Base, originally a World War II aerodrome and then a US airbase for materials storage on the outskirts of Warrington, is being turned into an ‘urban village’ by...
England’s World War II airfields still have a lot to offer. Some have been redeveloped for industrial uses and, for many sites, their historical importance has been recognized and retained.
Scottish concrete-block manufacturers Brand & Rae have found the evidence they were looking for after successful trials showed that recycled glass does provide a commercially viable and...
DUO Equipment have supplied Eco Aggregates with a full washing and water-management plant for their operation at a disused quarry near Welwyn Garden City.
Nearly 100 new aggregate recycling plants have commenced operation in the last two years, with a further 50 schemes pending planning decisions.
IN its response to Defra’s consultation on the Review of Waste Strategy, the British Aggregates Association says it is ‘regrettable’ that the main emphasis appears to be on determining ‘when a...
TARMAC and Churngold Transport and Recycling Ltd, the South West’s largest bulk earthworks contractor and the region’s market leader in the production of recycled aggregates, have formed a joint-...
A QUALITY protocol for the production of aggregates recovered from inert waste in Northern Irelandhas been published by WRAP.
NEW research, funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) and supported by Tarmac, is being carried out to test the performance of hydraulically bound materials (HBMs) using...
DUO Equipment have supplied and commissioned a new full washing and water-management plant for ECO Aggregates in Colchester.
THE quarrying industry has welcomed the removal of potentially damaging elements from the European Mining Waste Directive, which would have imposed a disproportionate burden on the quarrying...
WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) has added a new module to its AggRegain web site (www.aggregain.org.uk), further enhancing the range of...
THE amount of construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste in Wales being recycled for use as aggregates has increased and now exceeds the target set by the Welsh Assembly Government...
THE Environment Agency has launched a new awareness campaign reminding companies to dispose of waste oil safely and legally or face tough penalties.