Can we remove waste from the construction industry?

About the event

The construction sector is the UK’s largest user of materials and produces over 60% of England’s waste (Defra). Whilst 90% of construction and demolition waste is recovered (C&D), five million tonnes are still sent to landfill each year.

But it’s not all doom and gloom: construction industry leaders and researchers are combatting this global crisis. The experts in this session explored how the construction sector is becoming more circular.

Session audience 

• Construction, engineering and architecture professionals
• Local authority officers (waste, campaigns, projects, environment, climate, economic development etc)
• Waste collection and management companies

Speakers

• Chair - Duncan Baker Brown, Founder, BakerBrown 
• Andrew Buchanan, Circular Economy Group Manager, Materials Processing Institute
• Gary Elliott, Chief Executive, Elliott Wood Partnership
• Dr Teresa Domenech Aparisi, Associate Professor, Sustainable Resources, University College of London