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CEW's Paul Jennings (left) and BuilderScrap's Brendon Kenny
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The online materials and recycling exchange platform is being supported by Constructing Excellence in Wales (CEW) as part of an initiative to support the Welsh Assembly Government to reach waste reduction and recycling targets in construction and demolition.
CEW estimates that 14% of all construction waste is made up from new materials that are simply thrown away on site. It has calculated that the average value of material in a skip could be as much as £2,000.
Karin Black, waste strategy adviser for the Welsh Assembly Government, said: “The rhetoric about waste reduction has gained momentum in recent years, but real alternatives have relied largely on the commitment of individual contractors and educated clients.
“The agreement with CEW to take up the challenge of supporting a significant diversion of materials from landfill by deploying the BuilderScrap materials reuse platform is a major step in the right direction. This is the first government-backed initiative of its type in the UK and is pivotal to CEW’s ongoing strategy to reduce the waste generated by the construction industry.”
Brendon Kenny from BuilderScrap added: “We have seen a change in attitudes to how construction materials can be reused by others involved in building projects since the launch of BuilderScrap. With the launch of the CEW platform, it serves as a further validation that this initiative can play a pivotal part of an overall waste management strategy.”
The site will be officially launched on 13th November at the Federation of Master Builders annual conference in Swansea.
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