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Dulux Decorator Centre hits sustainability milestone by recycling over half a million paint cans

|Date: 14 June, 2021

Dulux Decorator Centre hits sustainability milestone by recycling over half a million paint cans

Dulux Decorator Centre has successfully diverted more than half a million cans of paint away from landfil ...

Dulux Decorator Centre has successfully diverted more than half a million cans of paint away from landfill through its in-store recycling scheme. The initiative allows professional decorators to safel ...

14 June, 2021
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Tarmac first to launch 50% recycled content packaging for cement products

|Date: 26 March, 2021

Tarmac first to launch 50% recycled content packaging for cement products

Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50 per cent recycled plastic i ...

Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50 per cent recycled plastic in its packaging with the roll out of new all-weather, fully recyclable hybrid bags. Products ma ...

26 March, 2021
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Call for end to single-use plastic in construction

|Date: 26 June, 2019

Call for end to single-use plastic in construction

Hot on the heels of the recent #TradesTalk discussion on excessive packaging in construction, the Nationa ...

Hot on the heels of the recent #TradesTalk discussion on excessive packaging in construction, the National Federation for Builders (NFB) has said the industry must reduce its dependence on single-use ...

26 June, 2019
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The trades call for reduced packaging on construction products

|Date: 13 June, 2019

The trades call for reduced packaging on construction products

This week's #TradesTalk discussion on Twitter was one of the most popular this year - and it looked at th ...

This week's #TradesTalk discussion on Twitter was one of the most popular this year - and it looked at the issue of waste and recycling for the building trades. If you'd like to talk to other trades, ...

13 June, 2019
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Builders Could Recycle Waste

|Date: 15 June, 2018

Builders Could Recycle Waste

Builders could do more to recycle the 120 million tonnes of waste they throw away each year in the UK, ac ...

Builders could do more to recycle the 120 million tonnes of waste they throw away each year in the UK, according to experts. The building and construction industry is the UK’s largest user of natural ...

15 June, 2018
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Builders Come Bottom of Construction Trade Recycling League Table

|Date: 31 March, 2015

Builders Come Bottom of Construction Trade Recycling League Table

Messy vans, messy skips – they've got a lot to learn from the squeaky clean plumbers When it comes to the ...

Messy vans, messy skips – they've got a lot to learn from the squeaky clean plumbers When it comes to the construction trade, everybody knows that a tidy site is a safe site, and that smart waste mana ...

31 March, 2015
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