The company running council housing in Barnsley has been able to reduce the amount of waste ending up in landfill sites by eighty five per cent.
Berneslai Homes has also cut its carbon dioxide emissions by more than four hundred tonnes annually after putting into practice a number of changes proposed by consultants.
Recycling Action Yorkshire was hired to study how Berneslai Homes’ construction department runs. Consequently waste is now segregated with metal, timber, glass, plastics, hardcore and other materials being recycled.
The change that has taken place has also led to the reduction in the amount of greenhouse gases released by Berneslai Homes. The decline in the greenhouse gas emissions is comparable to the amount produced by seventy six households.
Mark Ducker the Berneslai Homes’ spokesperson is quoted as saying that his organisation’s policy to recover and recycle as much construction waste as can possibly be done meant that they were lessening the pressure on landfills and playing a role in making Barnsley a greener environment.
The spokesperson of Berneslai Homes further added that his organisation always deconstructs their waste glazing products at their Barnsley site in order to ensure that the glass and frames can be sent for recycling. And once they recycle the glass, Berneslai Homes then uses it for the production of replacement windows. The timber window frames on the other hand are processed and made into chipboard and kitchen units which are then fitted into their estates.
Ben Stone, the Recycling Action Yorkshire spokesperson argued that by recycling, organisations benefited the environment as well as helping in the reduction of their long-run expenses.
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