Olympics look to boost C&D recycling levels.Organizers of the 2012 Summer Olympics, to be held in London, are aiming to achieve significant recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. levels. The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is supporting the Olympic Delivery Authority The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is the body responsible for ensuring delivery of venues, infrastructure and legacy for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. on its commitment to reducing construction debris debris /de·bris/ (de-bre´) fragments of devitalized tissue or foreign matter. In dentistry, soft foreign material loosely attached to a tooth surface. and encouraging the greater use of recycled products in its Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union Strategy. "This is the most significant move we have seen on materials resource efficiency in the construction sector and in this aspect of their policy, the ODA ODA - Open Document Architecture (formerly Office Document Architecture). is genuinely leading the way," says Jennie Price, chief executive of WRAP. "The 20 percent requirement for the use of recycled materials strikes the right balance between being achievable but stretching for the industry. WRAP is also confident that performance against these targets will be simple I to measure and that achieving them will bring commercial as well as environmental benefits," Price says. More information is available at www.wrap.org.uk. |
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