Specifying compost in UK green roof construction

WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) has published a booklet on the use of BSI PAS 100 quality compost in green roof substrates.

News from Buildingtalk, 18 November 2010

Demolitions mean less emissions

Remains of old schools being demolished to make way for the new Raploch will be used in future housing developments within the regeneration, saving around 500 vehicle movements.

News from Buildingtalk, 11 July 2008

High quality compost for brownfield redevelopment

WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) is supporting the use of quality BSI PAS 100 compost across a range of different regeneration projects.

News from Buildingtalk, 19 May 2008

Soils can help companies meet waste targets

WRAP's Landscape and Regeneration team is calling upon construction businesses to consider incorporating soil re-use into their Site Waste Management Plans.

News from Buildingtalk, 27 March 2008

WRAP launches online recycling database for SMEs

The first of its kind in England, the WRAP database has been specifically designed to help SMEs recycle more materials by helping them to find appropriate local recycling service providers.

News from Buildingtalk, 26 February 2008

From opencast coalmine to championship golf course

Greener brownfield regeneration demonstrated with former opencast colliery at Polkemmet transformed into two championship golf courses, leisure facilities and residential housing.

News from Buildingtalk, 14 December 2007

Making wood plastic composites using recycled MDF

WRAP test whether recycled MDF can be used in place of virgin wood flour in the manufacture of wood plastic composites.

News from Buildingtalk, 13 November 2007

WRAP launch its first brownfield trailblazer

WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) launch its first brownfield trailblazer site to use high quality compost to help establish native plant communities, creating natural wildlife habitats.

News from Buildingtalk, 6 July 2007

Survey results reveal developers brown credentials

Survey designed to discover peoples' understanding of how quality compost can be used effectively in brownfield projects has been commissioned by WRAP.

News from Buildingtalk, 3 May 2007

Latest capital support programme for aggregates

WRAP launches its latest capital support programme for aggregates with separate schemes outlined for England and Scotland.

News from Buildingtalk, 2 April 2007

• Online recycled product guide for construction

• Life cycle assessment of aggregates

• WRAP welcomes commitment to specifying recycled

• Construction industry urged to halve waste by 2012

• New facility for recycling aggregates in Scotland

• Use of recycled gypsum in cement manufacture

• New end uses for recycled plasterboard says WRAP

• Marketing support boost to wood recyclers

• New WRAP project

• WRAP strategy on material resource efficiency

• WRAP funding for plasterboard collection trial

• Recovered aggregates from inert waste

• Recycled glass clear benefits for water treatment

• Free Site Waste Management Plan workshops

• New R and D demonstrates benefits of RSAs