Environment
Environmental best practice, initiatives and legislation updates
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Brick quarry's Bronze Age find
The world is getting its first glimpse of one of the most significant later Bronze Age sites ever recorded in Britain, yielding a rare and extraordinarily detailed view of life 3,000 years ago.%.. Read more..
Lasting legacy
Strong focus on biodiversity by the quarrying industry means that ecology is being enhanced rather than damaged by aggregate production. Julie-Anne Ryan talks to Heidelberg's Dr Michael Rademach.. Read more..
Alternative supplies
Use of secondary aggregates can help boost recycling rates but added legislation is bringing higher costs. Julie-Anne Ryan reports The need for sustainable resources is an increasingly forcef.. Read more..
Lafarge's Ultra Envirocrete for centre
Lafarge has provided concrete to a visitor centre constructed using old tyres, empty glass bottles and aluminium cans. In line with the self-sufficient and recycled theme of the build.. Read more..
HeidelbergCement/BirdLife International cooperation
HeidelbergCement and the internationally recognised nature conservation organisation BirdLife International have signed a cooperation agreement to further improve the protection of biodiversity at qua.. Read more..
Congress calls for action
More action is needed when it comes to recycling of building materials in Europe, according to the European Quality Association [1] Achieving true sustainability and meeting regional .. Read more..
Heritage haul
Overburden stripping is part of any quarry operation but on some sites this work turns up some interesting artefacts that significantly add to historical knowledge Often the potential to find archa.. Read more..
Partnering in planning
Success in terms of quarry restoration goes far beyond returning the site to a safe state these days and is defined more in terms of biodiversity, stakeholder partnership and community involvement%2.. Read more..
Treading softly
Heidelberg Cement's Bernard Mathieu talks to ABE about the need for construction materials businesses to calculate carbon footprints.. Read more..
Recycling resource
Aims to increase recycling rates in Europe are being supported by the European Recycled Aggregates Platform. Claire Symes reports on this initiative Increasing rates of recycling across Europe is.. Read more..
