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Waste Minimisation and Waste Minimisation and Sustainable Procurement in Sustainable Procurement in
ConstructionConstruction
Alex Albon (@earthexchange)
Message From (Near) The Top!
“It is imperativeimperative that we start to think of waste as a waste as a resourceresource wherever possible. … it is more important than ever that we enable businesses to find a we enable businesses to find a market for materialsmarket for materials which would otherwise be disposed of as waste”
The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MPSecretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Drivers and Challenges
UK Construction uses more natural resources than any other industry
► Over 400 million tonnes per year
Drivers and Challenges
UK Construction accounts for more than 30% of UK’s total waste
► About 120 million120 million tonnestonnes per year
► About 13%13% of all materials brought to site are unusedunused
Drivers and Challenges
About 60 Million Tonnes per year is reused or recycled
► Vast majority of this is soils and soils and aggregatesaggregates
Drivers & Challenges
Many counties have no landfill voidno landfill void. SE England only 4 years void left
Of that already reused there are massive efficiency gains to be made of a scale of £££££££ Billions £££££ Billions ££££
Government ‘Strategy For Sustainable Construction’ June 2008 – 50% Reduction50% Reduction in Construction Wastes to Landfill 2012. Zero Zero wastewaste to landfill 2020
‘Sustainable Procurement AgendaSustainable Procurement Agenda’ – recycled content etc
Facts and Figures
Small House Plot Foundations Generates Equivalent to about 50 years of domestic waste50 years of domestic waste
arisings from a typical family of 4 in that house
Divert 1000m3 subsoil from landfill Equivalent to annual waste from 3600 peopleannual waste from 3600 people
Reuse 1000m3 at a site 8 miles (12km) closer than normal Save 1850 miles of haulageSave 1850 miles of haulage (Manchester to
Milan… and back!!) Save 2.8 tonnes COSave 2.8 tonnes CO22
Save £72,000 landfill taxSave £72,000 landfill tax
Current problem
The ‘Ephemeral’ nature of construction projects and variable project programmes makes makes ‘creating a market’ rather tricky!!‘creating a market’ rather tricky!!
WhoWho needs it? WhenWhen do they need it? HowHow do you get it? WhatWhat have you got? WhereWhere is it and wherewhere are you?
Current solution: Who you know What you know Last minute Non-strategic Suitable for use?
Here I Am?
Back in 5 minutes?
A Solution
The solution - Earth Exchange®
Features
Secure Web-basedSecure Web-based system to match surplus materials with deficits at the site level via a Google Maps
Covers entire UKentire UK with no geopolitical borders and resulting boundary effects!
But… has local focuslocal focus for the user.
Features
Time basedTime based – to incorporate: Changing construction programmes and needs ‘Quality’ considerations
Member’s Site
Member’s Site – Unique features
Multi-site capability user/map configuration
Site details – type of construction
Multiple-material capability
Availability/wanted dates
Haulage routes and distances
Contacts, communication, alerts, stats
Unlimited access and use (no pay per site etc)…
NEWNEW - Details of local service providers highlighted by proximity (Labs, haulage, consultants, plant etc).
Summary
Earth Exchange® has huge potential to save waste disposal, haulage and procurement costs
Earth Exchange® is a low cost, easy-to-use tool which can interface with SWMPs, BREEAM etc
Earth Exchange® creates the virtual ‘market market for materialsfor materials’ to match material requirements at locations and times to suit you
“Exchange It – Don’t Waste It”
Summary
Earth Exchange® : Offers huge financial and environmental benefits: Nearby reusable soils, aggregates and materials
mapped at source – virgin materials preserved, haulage reduced etc
Procurement time, effort and costs saved Improved RC KPI’s achievable Local users of surpluses mapped – disposal avoided,
haulage reduced Project flexibility Potential revenues realised for ‘unwanted’ materials
► Reduced Project Costs With Zero Effort!!Reduced Project Costs With Zero Effort!!
Virgin Materials Saved 156,000 t
Diverted from Landill 81,000 t
Heavy Haulage Saved
285,000 miles
Costs Saved
£4.125 Million
Thank You
www.earthexchange.com