Creating markets for recycled resources es at g Aggre Promotional Campaign to Local port: Authorities to increase the specification, Re procurement and use of recycled and secondary aggregates in Highway and Street Maintenance Project Code: AGG0051 FINAL VERSION 11/05/05 Date of commencement: September 2004 Finish date: April 2005 Written by: Gilli Hobbs, Katherine Adams – BRE Murray Reid, Mary Treen - TRL Published by: The Waste & Resources Action Programme The Old Academy, 21 Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxon OX16 0AH Tel: 01295 819900 Fax: 01295 819911 www.wrap.org.uk WRAP Business Helpline: Freephone: 0808 100 2040 27th May 2005 ISBN: 1-84405-202-8 Prepared by Katherine Adams, Murray Reid and Name Mary Treen Position Project team Approved on behalf of BRE Signature Name Gilli Hobbs Director Centre for Resource Position Management Date 27th May 2005 BRE Bucknalls Lane Garston Watford WD25 9XX Tel : 01923 664000 Fax : 01923 664010 Email :
[email protected] Website : www.bre.co.uk 1 Promotional Campaign to Local Authorities – Recycled Roads Executive Summary Over the period January to March, 2005 a series of highly successful interactive workshops was run for local authorities throughout England to help them maximise the use of recycled and secondary aggregates (RSA) in highways and street maintenance. ‘Recycled Roads – Building Knowledge, Engineering Confidence’ was a series of ten events funded by WRAP and managed by BRE and TRL. Almost 500 delegates attended, drawn from over 100 local authorities, their advisors and suppliers and each event in the series generated highly positive feedback and a real appreciation of the opportunities and benefits of using recycled materials.