Waste and raw materials
-
Our vision:
To be recognised as a responsible business which uses both raw materials and waste beneficially with a minimal impact on the environment.
-
Objectives:
Conserve natural resources by avoiding or reusing waste; develop products that have low embodied impacts.
-
Action plan:
Minimise waste and improve material efficiency and recycling as defined in the waste hierarchy; maximise production efficiency.
-
2020 targets:
Reduce non-process waste to landfill by 85 per cent; increase use of secondary and recycled materials in products.
Waste minimisation
Waste to landfill down by a further 18 per cent
We reduced waste to landfill by a further 18 per cent during the year, again driven by a big fall in the asphalt business where we recycled a lot more filler dust into the product. Some filler dust was stock-piled, but the general trend remained positive. Read more
Materials efficiency and recycling
Use of recycled asphalt continues to rise
The amount of recycled asphalt planings (RAP) used in new asphalt mixes has increased by 64% since 2014. The average RAP content increased to nearly 10 per cent in 2015 and continues to rise. Read more
