Izarbel
Technocité
Arkinova
ID Ocean
Meeting to improve the use of public works waste
Around 180 professionals and stakeholders in the public works sector attended the ‘Public Orders and Sustainable Public Works’ days organised in early February at the Arkinova Business Generator. The goal to re-use 70% of work-site waste by 2020 was at the heart of the debates.
On 5 and 6 February, the Public Orders and Sustainable Public Works meetings attracted representatives in the public works and recycling sectors, in addition to architects, property developers, social landlords and representatives and technicians from local authorities. ‘The idea was to allow people to meet and discuss how to promote the use of public works waste through public orders’ said Nicolas Seguin, head of communication for the Bil Ta Garbi joint authority, co-organiser of this first ‘Public Order & Sustainable Public Works’ event, hosted by the Arkinova Business Generator in Anglet.
At present, regional public works players recycle 45% of their work-site waste. The 70% target for 2020 was set by the Energy Transition Law (of 17 August 2015) for green growth while local authorities are required, since March 2016, to promote the use of recycled materials or the re-use of materials in public orders. For two days the participants of this seminar shared feedback and experiences on the means implemented to reduce the need for natural resources by promoting the use of recycled materials and by developing local economic sectors to supply eco-friendly materials.
Organised by the Bil Ta Garbi joint authority, the waste management partner of the Basque Country Authority, and in partnership with the Nobatek Centre INEF 4 and the Aquitaine Association for Responsible Public Procurement, the event was organised around two distinct theme days. The first day was dedicated to public works, with training on public orders and the integration of waste management in works contracts as its running theme. The second day, geared towards building works, was organised in the framework of the project ‘Supporting and developing the re-use and recycling of materials in building’ and was enriched with a great deal of feedback from professionals.
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15 February 2019
