The Waste and Resources Action Programme has launched a new database designed to promote the use of products containing recycled plastic in the construction sector and is looking for companies to share their experiences and advice with newcomers to reprocessed plastic products.
” There is already a great deal of recycled plastic used in the construction sector. However, the potential exists to use so much more.“
– Peter Skelton, WRAP
Provided in the database is information for those looking to specify and use products with recycled plastic content. The site pulls together a wide range of products – including drainage pipes, ducting, lightweight composite kerbstones, durable scaffold boards and low maintenance fencing.
It is aimed at construction clients, contractors and a range of professionals involved in the specification and procurement of construction products. The site is part of WRAP's activities to promote materials resource efficiency in the UK construction sector.
Peter Skelton, material sector manager for plastics at WRAP, said: “There is already a great deal of recycled plastic used in the construction sector. However, the potential exists to use so much more.
“That is why we have launched this site to help raise awareness of the range, type and source readily available construction products which include recycled plastic content,” he added.
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As well as a product database, the site includes case studies on projects where recycled plastic products are already being used.
A new brochure, Using recycled plastic products in construction, is also being published and distributed to a wide construction audience this month to provide further information on the cost, performance and environmental benefits of purchasing recycled plastic products.
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