This press release issued by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) discusses their major new initiative to halve the amount of waste the construction industry sends to landfill by 2012.

Liz Goodwin, Chief Executive of WRAP stressed the opportunity that waste reduction presents in the current economic climate: “Waste by its very definition is a missed opportunity. Indeed, the true cost of waste is over 10 times higher than the cost of disposal, once the value of the wasted materials is taken into account.”

This is exactly the point we at BuilderScrap are trying to convey. We are trying to encourage the industry to view waste as a resource – by utilising this website to reuse surplus materials where possible you can benefit from reduced costs and potential revenue.

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