BioRegional Reclaimed

BioRegional Reclaimed promotes and facilitates reclamation and re-use of materials across the construction industry. Using reclaimed materials (in their original form) in place of new makes sense, because it saves materials and energy. This is true resource efficiency. Construction and demolition waste is therefore an untapped resource.

We engage with demolition projects and with the salvage sector to reclaim unwanted materials and to find end users for those materials. In doing so, we are diverting materials from landfill and saving our demolition partners money in waste disposal costs.

We are working with major contractors, consultants, developers, housebuilders, councils and government agencies.

We work with all types of construction projects, from the Olympics to individual structures, to increase the use of reclaimed materials in the building process. We assist in the demolition (deconstruction) process and offer advice on the use and specification of the reclaimed materials.

We are developing and promoting the business case for a reclamation-led approach to demolition.

The use of reclaimed building materials in place of new is a key aspect in how the construction industry reduces its environmental impact and becomes more sustainable. Our "Why Reclaim?" page gives detailed information about the embodied CO2 savings and ecological footprint savings from using reclaimed materials.

BioRegional Reclaimed is part of the BioRegional Development Group, a charitable organisation specialising in practical solutions to sustainability.

If you have any questions at all about our work please do contact us.

Last updated 14th January 2008