The role of WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) is to develop markets for recycled materials. “Capital funding is a key element of our aggregates programme and is aimed at increasing the UK's infrastructure for reprocessing construction and demolition (C&D;) waste and other materials to produce recycled and secondary aggregates,” WRAP explained.
The organisation is aiming to increase reprocessing capacity to deliver an additional 2 million tonnes of recycled and secondary aggregates by 2004.
Metallurgy
One of the competitions will focus on two elements not addressed in previous capital grants awarded by WRAP. The first is the identification and processing of metallurgical slag resources to produce a secondary aggregate. The second is the production of recycled aggregates from clay-contaminated C&D; and excavation wastes presently being lost to landfill, by the use of lime.
Scotland
The other competition marks the launch of WRAP's aggregates capital programme for Scotland. Projects will focus on the segregation and processing of C&D; waste to produce recycled aggregates, together with processing of secondary materials such as industrial slag and colliery spoil. The competition will also cover recycling processes for concrete, brick and asphalt which facilitate their use in higher value applications.
Steve Waite, WRAP's aggregates capital projects manager said: “WRAP's strategic aim is to increase the supply of quality recycled and secondary aggregates at competitive prices. Capital grants are an effective way of increasingly the infrastructure necessary to produce these quality materials from C&D;, extraction and related industrial waste.”
The funding will be made available by means of a competitive procedure and the level of support will be a proportion of the total project value, not exceeding 30% of the eligible costs.
The new facilities must become operation in 2004 and tenderers must be either SMEs or the projects should be located in a National Regional Assistance area.
Fro more information, see www.wrap.org.uk .
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