Development of design and procurement for earthworks with recycled materials - Finnish UUMA2 programme

摘要

The aim of this paper is to present the goals and some preliminary results of the Finnish national UUMA2 program , which was created to promote the use of recycled materials in infrastructure construction and earthworks, and thus decrease both the use of non-renewable natural resources and environmental effects of earthworks. Aggregates used in earthworks can be replaced with these recycled materials (UUMA materials) acquired from surplus ground, industrial by-products and waste, etc. The UUMA2 program is designed to: 1. encourage eco-efficient project-specific material solutions, 2. introduce more commercialised UUMA materials to the markets, 3. support the development of planning and procurement carried out by clients and 4. produce information for the development of the environmental legislation.