Eunomia accepts role in construction materials recycling in Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland has appointed Bristol, United Kingdom-based Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd. and one of its international partners to identify circular economy opportunities in the Scottish construction sector.

Working in tandem with Sustainable Global Resources, Eunomia’s research will attempt to identify further circular economy ideas applicable to the construction sector and construction subsectors where intervention can deliver waste diversion benefits.

Eunomia’s research has been commissioned as part of Zero Waste Scotland’s construction programme to reduce construction waste, which currently accounts for 44% of all waste arising in Scotland, according to the group. Zero Waste Scotland says it supports the delivery of the Scottish Government’s circular economy strategy and the EU’s 2020 growth strategy.

For the first part of the research, Eunomia will examine planned construction, demolition and refurbishment projects in Scotland between 2017 and 2020 to identify potential priority areas for action. A variety of stakeholders involved in public and private sector building and infrastructure developments will be consulted to help understand their plans.

“This is an ambitious project, which could really help shape the future of construction in Scotland,” says Charlie Devine, head of resource management at Zero Waste Scotland. “Construction has a key part to play in making circular economy approaches the norm within industry sectors, and this research will help us focus our efforts on areas that would most benefit from a circular approach. It’s the first time we will have had a really comprehensive picture of where circular economy opportunities exist in construction, which will help us work better with construction businesses to maximise profits and minimise environmental impact at the same time.”

Eunomia Senior Consultant and Waste Construction Specialist Dan Whittaker says, “Zero Waste Scotland, together with our support, is looking for high-impact opportunities that are relevant to the Scottish market, and that look to be commercially promising. This will inform the future work of the Zero Waste Scotland’s construction programme in order to ensure that its activities are prioritised in a manner likely to have the most powerful effect in making the sector more circular.”

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Eunomia says it has undertaken a wide range of construction waste prevention projects, including having delivered a “scoping study for a route map to a circular economy in London” for the Greater London Authority and London Waste and Recycling Board. It also recently has been appointed by the European Environmental Bureau to lead research that drives circularity across the EU furniture supply chain.