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Yorkon reduces landfill waste by 50%
Yorkon has reduced its landfill waste levels by half, it has been claimed.
According to the off-site firm, the 50 per cent reduction in landfill waste levels has been achieved over a period of three years.
"The volume of material wasted through damage and deterioration is significantly reduced with off-site construction," said Yorkon.
"Any storage is under cover and in controlled factory conditions, and operatives are not subcontracted labour but are permanently employed and highly skilled and trained," the company added.
Indeed, Yorkon believes that waste level reductions have been achieved through the adoption of a number of strategies, including a restructuring of the composition of the company's polyurethane insulation foam and the use of "intelligent" design.
A recent survey by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) found that modern methods of construction generate waste savings of up to 80 per cent.
Wrap was established in 2000.