Concrete must not go to landfill, warn experts

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UK leads Europe in recycling about 22 per cent of its construction waste, but experts insist more must be done

The UK's Green Building Council yesterday endorsed calls for a "zero landfill" target for concrete waste, but argued that any mandatory targets for sustainable construction must go further and cover the...

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