Reduce, reuse, recycle - Revision history

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	* For lower grade wood, energy recovery options are more suitable than recycling. To determine the grade of wood handled, see Wood Recyclers Association grading structure for UK derived, non-virgin wood Applying the Waste Hierarchy: Evidence Summary, section 19.		* For lower grade wood, energy recovery options are more suitable than recycling. To determine the grade of wood handled, see Wood Recyclers Association grading structure for UK derived, non-virgin wood Applying the Waste Hierarchy: Evidence Summary, section 19.

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* Bin blight.		* Bin blight.
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	* Site waste management plan.		* Site waste management plan.
	* Sustainability.		* Sustainability.
		+	* The Carbon Project: infrastructure and the circular economy.
	* UandI Think event with Studio SWINE.		* UandI Think event with Studio SWINE.
	* Waste hierarchy for construction.		* Waste hierarchy for construction.
	* Wishcycling.		* Wishcycling.

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Editor at 14:58, 18 May 2021

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	* UandI Think event with Studio SWINE.		* UandI Think event with Studio SWINE.
	* Waste hierarchy for construction.		* Waste hierarchy for construction.
		+	* Wishcycling.

	[[Category:DCN_Regulation]] [[Category:Circular_economy]] [[Category:Education]] [[Category:Theory]]		[[Category:DCN_Regulation]] [[Category:Circular_economy]] [[Category:Education]] [[Category:Theory]]

Designing Buildings at 09:41, 24 March 2021

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	* Waste hierarchy for construction.		* Waste hierarchy for construction.

−	[[Category:DCN_Regulation]] [[Category:Education]] [[Category:Theory]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Regulation]] [[Category:Circular_economy]] [[Category:Education]] [[Category:Theory]]

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	* Bin blight.		* Bin blight.
	* BREEAM Operational waste.		* BREEAM Operational waste.
		+	* Building Back Better: Circularity and BREEAM.
	* Casing.		* Casing.
	* Circular economy.		* Circular economy.

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	* Circular economy.		* Circular economy.
	* Environmental plan.		* Environmental plan.
		+	* Glass bottle floor foundation.
	* Mean lean green.		* Mean lean green.
	* Recyclable construction materials.		* Recyclable construction materials.
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	* Waste hierarchy for construction.		* Waste hierarchy for construction.

−	[[Category:~~Education~~]] [[Category:~~DCN_Education_and_Training~~]] [[Category:Theory]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Regulation]] [[Category:Education]] [[Category:Theory]]

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	* Bin blight.		* Bin blight.
	* BREEAM Operational waste.		* BREEAM Operational waste.
		+	* Casing.
	* Circular economy.		* Circular economy.
	* Environmental plan.		* Environmental plan.
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	* Waste hierarchy for construction.		* Waste hierarchy for construction.

−	[[Category:Education]] [[Category:Theory]]	+	[[Category:Education]] [[Category:DCN_Education_and_Training]] [[Category:Theory]]

Editor at 11:27, 30 May 2019

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	* Recyclable construction materials.		* Recyclable construction materials.
	* Recycling.		* Recycling.
		+	* RIBA Stirling Prize winners' open letter declaring climate and biodiversity emergency.
	* Site waste management plan.		* Site waste management plan.
	* Sustainability.		* Sustainability.

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	* Bin blight.		* Bin blight.
	* BREEAM Operational waste.		* BREEAM Operational waste.
−	* Construction waste hierarchy.
	* Circular economy.		* Circular economy.
	* Environmental plan.		* Environmental plan.

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	The waste management hierarchy features a distinct order of preference – usually represented by a pyramid diagram – which is designed to facilitate reduction and management of waste. The pyramidal structure emphasises options from those that are most favoured to those least favoured.		The waste management hierarchy features a distinct order of preference – usually represented by a pyramid diagram – which is designed to facilitate reduction and management of waste. The pyramidal structure emphasises options from those that are most favoured to those least favoured.

−	In the UK, ~~the guidance~~ falls under the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, which came into force on 29 March 2011.	+	In the UK, this falls under the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, which came into force on 29 March 2011.

	The origins of waste hierarchy guidance stretch back to 1975, when the European Union’s Waste Framework Directive introduced the concept into European waste policy. It emphasised waste minimisation, protection of the environment and human health.		The origins of waste hierarchy guidance stretch back to 1975, when the European Union’s Waste Framework Directive introduced the concept into European waste policy. It emphasised waste minimisation, protection of the environment and human health.
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	= Reduce =		= Reduce =

−	In the first instance, reduction gives priority to preventing waste as a basic step. In other words, through judicious purchasing and use behaviours, the amount of waste can be reduced. Reduced waste means less material to process, ie prepare it for reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal ~~(landfill)~~.	+	In the first instance, reduction gives priority to preventing waste as a basic step. In other words, through judicious purchasing and use behaviours, the amount of waste can be reduced. Reduced waste means less material to process, ie prepare it for reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal.

	Reduction/prevention may include;		Reduction/prevention may include;

	* Using less material in design and manufacture.		* Using less material in design and manufacture.
−	* Consuming only what is needed, avoiding pointless purchases. Sharing rarely used items.	+	* Consuming only what is needed, avoiding pointless purchases. Sharing rarely-used items.
−	* Keeping products for longer ~~(and reuse)~~.	+	* Keeping products for longer.
	* Buying only products that can be reused.		* Buying only products that can be reused.
	* Hire or lease items.		* Hire or lease items.
−	* Reduce food waste.
	* Buy products with no or minimal packaging.		* Buy products with no or minimal packaging.
−	* Using less hazardous materials.
	* Regular maintenance can extend the lifecycle of a product hence lower the need for new material.		* Regular maintenance can extend the lifecycle of a product hence lower the need for new material.

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	Reuse and preparing for reuse may involve:		Reuse and preparing for reuse may involve:

−	* Checking cleaning, repairing, refurbishing, whether whole items or ~~spare~~ parts.	+	* Checking cleaning, repairing, refurbishing, whether whole items or parts.
−	* Reusing items such as carrier bags, envelopes, newspaper, cardboard, bubble wrap, jars, pots, old clothes, packaging, tyres, used wood and building materials.	+	* Reusing items such as carrier bags, envelopes, newspaper, cardboard, bubble wrap, jars, pots, old clothes, packaging, tyres, used wood and building materials and so on.
	* Buying a wide range of products from clothes to building materials at specialist recycling centres.		* Buying a wide range of products from clothes to building materials at specialist recycling centres.
	* Reusing containers.		* Reusing containers.
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	Turning materials that would otherwise be thrown away into new substances or products. The benefits include:		Turning materials that would otherwise be thrown away into new substances or products. The benefits include:

−	* Reduced waste sent to landfill	+	* Reduced waste sent to landfill.
−	* Conserves natural resources	+	* Conserves natural resources.
−	* Less pollution from lower levels of extraction and manufacturing activities	+	* Less pollution from lower levels of extraction and manufacturing activities.
	* May create employment opportunities.		* May create employment opportunities.

	= Other recovery methods =		= Other recovery methods =

−	The three steps above, once implemented, can lead to other recovery methods (such as anaerobic digestion, incineration with energy recovery) and finally disposal involving landfill and incineration without energy recovery.	+	The three steps above, once implemented, can lead to other recovery methods, such as anaerobic digestion, incineration with energy recovery, and finally disposal involving landfill and incineration without energy recovery.

	The waste hierarchy as described above applies to most materials. However, the UK government concedes that for some materials, it may be better for the environment if they undergo waste management options that are not in keeping with the waste hierarchy order. These materials include:		The waste hierarchy as described above applies to most materials. However, the UK government concedes that for some materials, it may be better for the environment if they undergo waste management options that are not in keeping with the waste hierarchy order. These materials include: