Recycled Content in Construction Materials

Knowledge Type

Learning Legacy

Organisation

Crossrail Ltd

Major Project

Crossrail

Author

Mike de Silva BSc PhD FCIWEM MIEEM CSci C.WEM
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Recycled Content in Construction Materials

Summary

Crossrail used WRAP’s Net Waste tool to identify the best opportunities to increase the recycled content of material used for construction.

This micro report details how it was used on the Crossrail project, what lessons were learned and what outcomes were achieved. It gives an insight into the value to projects of using the Net Waste tool to improve their environmental impact specifically in the area of recycled content.

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