Construction materials recycling
Market trends in Europe
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Quelle/Source: OneStone Consulting
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Quelle/Source: OneStone Consulting
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Summary: Europe has set itself an ambitious goal for recycling construction and demolition waste, aiming at 70 % by the year 2020. At present, only a level of 50 % has been managed, and no great improvements have been observed in recent years. Can the goals set still be reached? This article provides a number of answers.
1 Introduction
In Europe, at the last count, construction and demolition waste made up 34.7 % of all waste produced. This group of materials includes concrete, stones, plaster board, wood, glass, metals, plastics, excavated soils, but also hazardous substances like asbestos and solvents. In the EU Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), the goal of a 70 % recovery rate for these materials by the year 2020 was set. At present, the recovery rates range between 10 % to almost 95 % in the individual countries. The worldwide leading countries in waste recovery, however, are not found in Europe,...
