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NDA to organise waste symposium

Written by Lindsay Gale - 20 Nov 2008

Demolition rubble

Another major event for the demolition industry next year will be held in Autumn 2009, aimed at providing a forum to examine maximising the recycling of C&D waste. The inaugural International Symposium on the State of C&D Waste will be held in the US city of Chicago. Further details will be reported as they become available.

The event is being organised by the US National Demolition Association, in partnership with the US Environmental Protection Agency, the UK’s NFDC and the EDA, along with other interested parties in the recycling field.

According to NDA executive director Mike Taylor: “This gathering of government regulators, industry professionals and members of academia is designed to provide a forum to discuss ways to increase the amount of construction waste and demolition debris being recycled globally. In addition to dealing with such diverse issues as stormwater management, diesel emissions, the impact of our activity on global warming and hazardous material handling, the Association wants to maximise the reuse of the commodities generated on our project sites every day. We also want the event to help develop sound public policy to expand opportunities to increase re-use of the C&D waste stream.”