WPT1 - Market analysis and formal regulations in NWE

In the European Union construction and demolition wastes are estimated at one third of all wastes generated and represent the main flux in volume. Inert materials (e.g. concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics) constitute the largest fraction of construction and demolition wastes. However these wastes can be recovered as secondary raw materials after a recycling process resulting in the production of recycled sands and aggregates. An in-depth market analysis of recycled sands and aggregates in NW European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) has been performed in the framework of the Interreg NWE project SeRaMCo (Secondary Raw Materials for Concrete precast products). Market of recycled sands and aggregates is complex to understand. It can be affected by many parameters and may be very variable from one region to another, even in the same country. To achieve this analysis, attention has been paid to the following data/parameters: generation of inert construction and demolition wastes, production of recycled sands and aggregates and production of natural sands and aggregates. Since the market of recycled products is also governed by transportation costs (mainly transported by road), the study has also compiled data on the density of recycling plants for construction and demolition wastes, the density of pits and quarries extracting natural materials, the density of inert landfills and taxes applied for CDW landfilling. National/regional legislation and requirements have also been included in the analysis.