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Signatories' Update June 2010

WRAP is eager to work with you to develop case studies, articles and PR to highlight projects that are demonstrating a commitment to waste reduction and benefitting from cost savings. If you’re keen to be involved, contact us at halvingwastetolandfill@wrap.org.uk  

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Signatory update

Reporting Portal
We can’t emphasise enough how important it is to report your savings via the WRAP Reporting Portal. This will help track the industry's progress and is a way for you to publically demonstrate your commitment.

Both reporting and measuring are key actions that signatories commit to, so it’s good to see that over 120 signatories are already registered and using the reporting portal.

Register, login and add your figures to the total.

Signatories approach 400
With Sir Robert MacAlpine signing up, WRAP's Halving Waste to Landfill initiative has now secured support from all of the top 10 contractors for 2009, and 19 of the top 20.

The grand total is now 395 signatories across the construction supply chain, representing almost 30% of the annual construction spend in the UK.  Find out who’s signed up ...

New! Designing out Waste: civil engineering guide

WRAP has launched a new Designing out Waste guide aimed at civil engineers. The guide helps designers indentify the top opportunities to cut the costs of waste from an early stage in the project and is presented in two parts:

  • Part 1, Design guide introduces the five key principles for Designing out Waste and shows how these can be integrated throughout the different design stages.
  • Part 2, Technical Solutions provides technical summary sheets on an extensive range of design solutions and engineering techniques.

The comprehensive guide will be supported by a new Designing out Waste Tool  - available later in June.

Find out more about Designing out Waste ...

New! SWMP Tracker

SWMP Tracker
To help SWMP Template users report corporate data, compare projects and report to the Waste to Landfill Reporting Portal, WRAP has developed the
SWMP Tracker

The SWMP Tracker enables you to:

  • store and access SWMP information online;
  • upload data from single or multiple SWMP Templates;
  • download pre prepared analysis Excel spreadsheets; and
  • report directly to the Halving Waste to Landfill Reporting Portal.

As with all WRAP tools and guidance this new tool is free to use.  Login to the SWMP Tracker.

SWMP Template update
In response to user feedback a number of small revisions have been made to the WRAP SWMP Template.  Version 2.2 of the Template can be found on the SWMP pages of the WRAP website.

New! Trouble-free web searching with the Navigator

To help you more easily explore and find the information you need we've created the Construction Navigator.

The Navigator offers an interactive way to help you filter the tools and guidance most relevant to you by selecting information specific to your segment of the supply chain or topic of interest.

Explore WRAP's construction website and more using the Navigator ...

Simple procurement amendments cut costs

A more effective and comprehensive set wording for tender and contract clauses have been added to the WRAP website to help you secure reductions in waste and costs. The updates include:

  • expanded guidance to cover both building and civil engineering projects;
  • revisions to the structure of the model wording on the contractor side to align it to experience of actual practice; and
  • improvements to the usability of the model wording extracts.

See www.wrap.org.uk/procurementrequirements for more information.

Waste Management: equipment leasing and success

Equipment leasing scheme for recyclers
WRAP’s eQuip leasing scheme can help collection businesses, recyclers/reprocessors and manufacturers, who are producing a new product incorporating a recycled material, acquire new equipment. 

eQuip guarantees the future residual value of the machinery, reducing regular payments, and allows payments to be spread over a fixed term related to the life of the equipment.

Materials eligible for the scheme are Aggregates, Plasterboard, Wood, Glass, Organics, Plastic and Paper.  The application process is straightforward and WRAP has set up a panel of banks and leasing companies who will consider leasing to the recycling sector.

An eQuip application form can be downloaded from www.wrap.org.uk/equip

Recofloor: vinyl flooring recycling take-back scheme
The Recofloor scheme was developed from a WRAP-funded trial to increase the recycling of vinyl flooring by creating a sustainable, cost-effective and efficient collection system.  Now as a free-standing industry scheme, the target is to increase the recycling of waste vinyl flooring in the UK.

Offcuts from the installation process will be recycled back into new flooring.  Uplifted, or end-of-life material, will be used in the manufacture of traffic calming products, such as traffic cone and road barrier bases.

Recofloor is keen to increase the number of drop-off sites across the UK and to recruit distributors.  For more information contact Recofloor on 0161 3557618 or recofloor@axionconsulting.co.uk

Events

10 June, London - Strategic Forum for Construction event
This event will explore the 2008 halving waste to landfill baseline and the associated methodology developed by the Strategic Forum for Construction’s Waste subgroup. Information will be presented on the ongoing work of the Strategic Forum and leading contractors will highlight the practical actions they are undertaking to achieve the halving waste to landfill target. 
Find out more and reserve your place ...

Future Workshops
WRAP has a programme of Designing out Waste seminars and tool workshops, focussing on the Net Waste Tool, SWMP Template and Tracker as well as the Designing out Waste Tools, planned for June and beyond. 

If you are interested in attending an event register your interest now ...

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