Recycling and Secondary Aggregates
13.19 The use of alternatives such as minerals remaining after extraction of other low grade sources such as colliery spoil, power station ash, construction and demolition waste can reduce the need to extract primary won minerals, the demand for new extraction areas and the area required for disposing of waste. This is in line with a sustainable approach to the supply of minerals and waste management. Their use may also assist in the reclamation of derelict sites to a beneficial after-use. The following strategic Part One Policy therefore applies:-
POLICY GM 3
RECYCLING
THE RECYCLING AND RE-USE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS (SUCH AS CONCRETE, BRICK, ASH AND COLLIERY SHALE) WILL BE ENCOURAGED AS ALTERNATIVES TO NEWLY WON MINERALS WHEREVER THIS IS FEASIBLE AND WHERE IT CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAFEGUARDING RESOURCES AND IN ORDER TO MINIMISE THE NEED FOR NEW OR EXTENSIONS TO MINERAL WORKINGS.