Rethinking is the fourth 'R' of sustainability

摘要

Sustainability The government gave the word to the industry and the industry has adopted it with alacrity. So it was not surprising it was with theme of the this year's Asphalt Industry Alliance conference at the NEC, Brimingham. But what does it mean? Several of the speakers at the all-day conference at the end of September offered both definitions and suggestions for turning what Tony Parry of TRL describded as "this pink and fluffy sustainability thing " into action. Parry himself had a few suggestions. He is senior research fellow of sustainable construction at TRL. Parry himself had a few suggestions. He is senior research fellow of sustainable construction at TRL. He said the first and easiest move by the asphalt industry would be to take a leaf our of the steel industry's book and shout about their product being 100 percent recyclable . Neither industry acturally does recycle 100 percent of its products. But it could.