sustainable consumption and production

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS 2011 2010
AGGREGATES PRODUCTION GB volume (construction and non-construction) 161 m t 161 m t
  GB volume (primary aggregates) 148 m t 148 m t
  GB volume (primary plus recycled) 208 m t 206m t
  UK volume (primary aggregates) 161 m t 163 m t
SOURCES OF PRIMARY UK crushed rock 101 m t 106 m t
  UK sand and gravel 60 m t 57 m t
  GB crushed rock 90m t 93 m t
  GB sand and gravel - land won 47 m t 45 m t
  GB sand and gravel - marine dredged 11 m t 10 m t
RECYCLING GB supply 60.0 m t 57.6 m t
ASPHALT GB volume 22.4 m t 21.5 m t
READY-MIXED CONCRETE GB volume 15.3 m cu m 14.3 m cu m
CEMENT GB Domestic Cement Sales 8.4 m t 7.8 m t
TOTAL CEMENTITIOUS SALES GB Sales 11.3m t 10.5m t
LIME SALES GB production of quicklime and dolomite 1.67m t  
CONSTRUCTION AND AGGREGATES Primary aggregates use per £1000 of construction output GB 1.38 t 1.42 t
  Total aggregates use per £1000 of construction output GB 1.94 t 1.97 t
  Aggregates use per £1 billion of GDP 0.10 t 0.11 t
AGGREGATES, CEMENT AND THE ECONOMY Number of quarries (UK) 1,008 1,086
  Number of wharves (UK) 85 88
  Number of rail depots (UK) 47 40
  Number of quarries (cement) 19 22
  Number of cement plants, grinding and/or blending sites UK 19 19
  RESOURCE CONSERVATION 2011 2010
PRIMARY VS RECYCLED GB ratio recycled and secondary aggregates 29% 28.0%
  GB ratio primary aggregates 71% 72%
  GB ratio of cement 85% 85%
  GB ratio of other cementitious materials 15% 15%
EUROPEAN COMPARISON Per capita aggregates production
(GB, incl primary and recycling)
  3.4 t
  Per capita aggregates production (Europe, incl primary and recycling)   5.0 t
  Per capita cement consumption (GB) 139kg 131kg
  Per capita cement production (Europe) 389kg 381kg
WATER USE Metered consumption 0.01cu m per t 0.01cu m per t
  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 2011 2010
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Aggregates with certified management systems (81% of surveyed sites) 323 323
  Ready mixed concrete (89% of surveyed sites) 758 724
  Asphalt (83% of surveyed sites) 205 218
  Cement (100% of sites) 11 11
COMPLIANCE Convictions for infringements (aggregates) 0 2
  Cement (enforcement notices, formal cautions and successful prosecutions) 0 1
EMISSIONS TO AIR (CEMENT) Dust (change from 1998) -82% -83%
  NOx (change from 1998) -60% -59%
  SO2 (change from 1998) -84% -87%
EMISSIONS TO AIR (LIME) NOx emissions per tonne of high calcium lime manufactured (% change since 2005) -8%  
  SOx emissions per tonne of high calcium lime manufactures (% change since 2005) -78%  
  SOx emissions per tonne of dolomite manufactured (% change since 2005) -20%  
  Point source dust emissions per tonne of high calcium lime manufactured (% change since 2005) -39%  
  Point source dust emissions per tonne of dolomite manufactured (% change since 2005) -77%  

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