RECYCLING AT JULY- AUGUST2010 27 Reduce waste and boost profits at the Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition in Birmingham. As the UK's new coalition government pledges its commitment towards a zero waste to landfill policy with a likely deadline date of 2020, the focus of waste recycling is moving away from domestic wheelie bins to the much larger loads of refuse leaving the UK's commercial and industrial sites. Although the details of a zero waste strategy remain to be finalised, no one can afford to ignore its future impact on the UK's building and construction industry. Research released by the Strategic Forum for Construction as part of its Strategy for Sustainable Construction found that during 2008 the amount of construction, demolition and excavation ( CD& E) waste going to landfill in England was 12.55 million tonnes, equivalent to 118 tonnes per million pounds of contractors' output. Minimising waste sent to landfill does not just help the environment; it can also save a lot of money for companies involved in construction and building projects. With an entire day of free seminars devoted to the topic of construction waste and over 500 companies exhibiting, this year's Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition ( RWM10), supported by CIAT, taking place at the Birmingham NEC from 14 to 16 September 2010 is the ideal place to hear about the latest legislation and developments to enhance your firm's environmental performance. RWM's dedicated construction focus begins in the Business Seminar Theatre on Wednesday 15 September. In the day's first session entitled Minimising Waste in Construction, Dr Chindarat Taylor, Director of Pathway to Zero Waste, will set out the true cost of construction and demolition waste. During the day's second session, Allan Wilen, Economics Director, Glenigan leads a panel debate examining waste- to- energy plant construction, another area that the new government has committed to growing. This will be followed by a presentation from Rainer Zimmann, Associate Director of Arup, offering advice on how to apply sustainable resource and waste management best practice within the construction industry. In the day's final session David Pugh, Senior Consultant with AMEC Entec, investigates the logistical benefits of in- cab vehicle technology for reducing the amount of CD& E waste ending up in landfill. The RWM exhibition hall will be packed with innovation, making it an ideal place to research and make new contacts. Exhibitors will be showcasing the latest methods of sorting and handling construction and demolition waste for reuse and recycling. State of the art equipment will be on display including balers, compactors, conveyors and screens, crushers, separators, sorting systems and much more. Major names including Broxap, Isuzu and JCB will be amongst the 500 companies present, and visitors will also be able to see many of these firms' vehicles and machinery in action. In recognition of the increased pressure to not only reuse and recycle, but also to reduce consumption, RWM also features for the very first time a Waste Minimisation Zone. This drop- in surgery manned by experts in resource efficiency will provide advice and solutions to visitors on improving their resource management and cutting the amount of waste they produce. " With rising landfill costs and economic conditions expected to remain tough, minimising waste and making the best use of resources is essential to maintaining profitability in the construction sector," says Gerry Sherwood, Event Director of RWM10: " Being green can boost your sales credentials, but improving environmental performance is also becoming one of the best ways to enhance your bottom line." Visitors can register online now at www. rwmexhibition. com/ architecture and enter priority code eARCH for free fast track entry to RWM 10 and take advantage of the MyRWM Show Planner, a simple online tool which creates a personalised floorplan of relevant exhibitors. For more information contact Anna Dunbar or Doug Bentall, Iona Communications Ltd. Tel: 01892 512481 E- mail: anna@ ionacommunications. com or doug@ ionacommunications. com Waste not, want not This is the ideal place to enhance your firm's environmental performance © Le Do - Fotolia. com

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