Metals are circular
Metals in Buildings strongly contribute to the Circular Economy
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Metal recycling in EPD
Properly considering metal recycling in Environmental Product Declaration is essential
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Recycling targets
Metals ask European Commission to develop a ‘re-use and recycling’ target for Construction and Demolition Waste.
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2019-05-24 | METALS FOR BUILDINGS contribution @ SBE19
METALS FOR BUILDINGS will contribute to the Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2019 taking place on 11 - 14 September 2019 in Graz (Autria). Presented at a special session focusing on "Resource efficient buildings - EPD for construction products: End-of-Life information", the paper will explain how recycling at production stage and end of life stage are addressed in EN15804 for metal products.
2019-03-27 | CDW - introducing specific targets for recycling
METALS FOR BUILDINGS welcomes the revision clause (Art. 11, new §6 of Directive (EU) 2018/851) that asks the European Commission to consider setting re-use and recycling targets for CDW by December 2024, and urges the European Commission to do so for the whole CDW flow.
2019-03-20 | Metals recycling in EN158014
Getting the right metrics for metal recycling in standards is essential to support the Circular Economy. Module D in EN15804 provides the full picture for metals.
Key Facts next prev
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Metals provide society with a material that is 100% recyclable without loss of properties.
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Metals are widely applied in the Building and construction sector.
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Metals are a first choice material for structure, reinforcements, cladding, roofing, window frames, plumbing, heating equipment and many other applications.
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Metals can be found in old, historic buildings as well as new, modern architecture.
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More than 95% of the metal products used in buildings are specifically collected and recycled at the end of life.
