Mace helps first universities sign WRAP's construction agreement
Media
09/04/2009
Mace has helped Imperial College, London and Birmingham City University to sign up to the WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) 'Halving Waste to Landfill' voluntary agreement. Mace is currently on the WRAP framework and directly influenced both institutions in their decision to help reduce the amount of construction waste sent to landfill.
Imperial College is the first higher education establishment in the UK to sign up to the WRAP initiative and is now setting targets for reducing construction waste on projects by 2012. Steve Howe, director of building projects at Imperial College said "As a university we recognise that we have a duty to our neighbours and to society to spend more wisely, to reduce wastage wherever we can and to support government and EU targets for waste reduction." Imperial is currently spending £100m a year on constructing new buildings and refurbishing existing buildings across it's campuses. It plans to utilise similar recycling and reusing techniques on all projects in order to meet the goal of halving its construction waste.
Mace client Birmingham City University (BCU) is the second institution to work with WRAP and has recently committed to setting targets for reducing waste at its city centre campus. Mace project managers introduced the client to WRAP with guidance from WRAP advisors. Mace project manager Tony Gale, part of the BCU project team, said: "This is a great result for the client especially as it is second only to Imperial College signing up to the commitment in the UK. Mace is delighted to have helped bring this important initiaive to the client's attention."
The WRAP initiatives are important for all construction projects. Dr Mike Watson, head of construction at WRAP said: "With 25 million tonnes of construction waste dumped in landfill every year and £1.5bn spent on wasted materials, the 'halving waste to landfill' voluntary agreement enables business to benefit not only from cost saving and greater resource efficiency, but also to play a part in combating climate change. We are pleased to see Imperial College and Birmingham City University's commitment to the agreement, leading the way for others in the education sector to follow."
To read more about Mace's work in the Waste sector please visit: http://www.macegroup.com/sectors/public-sector/waste
