Words from the EDA President Demolition makes recycling possible

Published 30/1, 2015

The demolition industry is, as is the case with most specialized activities, unknown to the general public. In our case, the fact that we ‘brake, knock down and blow things up’ could make the activity a bit more odd and interesting. But our work has for many years been far more than just breaking structures part.

I am not going to say that we ‘deconstruct’ as we tend to be very careful with that word, using it only when we have no other option to promote our message, as it usually has a different meaning for us than it does for the public.
The European Demolition Association has being very active in Brussels with the European Union and many related institutions to make sure we share the key message ‘demolition makes recycling possible.’
Construction and demolition waste means 20-40% of the waste produced in European countries, by weight. Yes it is a rough figure, depending on the year, country, situation of the construction industry, but it does provide an estimate. And yes, demolition waste is a major part of the total figure.
But our industry does not consider the waste materials produced, in fact we try our best to handle, segregate and value those materials to recycle them back into the market, generating a circular economy.
We just found out that the new president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has decided to drop some key legislative proposals, which had being cooking in the EU environment for a while, one being the updating of the waste framework directive and the circular economy package. This means we have to refocus our message, and keep working even harder at EU level to emphasize the importance of our industry. So I take this opportunity to inform you about this, and to share with you again our key message: ‘demolition makes recycling possible.’

Pilar de la Cruz
President of the European Demolition Association

About EDA
The EDA was founded in 1978 and is the leading platform for national demolition associations, demolition contractors and suppliers. The EDA has a strong focus on developments in Europe, which are of interest to the demolition industry.

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