Zero Waste Construction Hubs Business Case

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The WMCA are looking to a appoint a consultant to support in the production of a business case for the Zero Waste Construction Hub concept proposed by the Circular Economy Routemap. In June 2019, the WMCA declared a climate emergency and the WMCA Board agreed a target for the region to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2041. A ‘green paper’ was written to indicate how the region could take action in order to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2041. This was approved by the Combined Authority Board in January 2020 for consultation until 12th March 2020. The unfolding events of the pandemic resulted in the feedback from the consultation being combined into ‘WM2041: a programme for implementing an environmental recovery’ which was approved by the CA Board in June 2020, outlining the priority actions for a ‘green recovery’ from Covid-19. Since the approval of this paper the Environment & Energy Programme has developed into broad areas of Climate Change, Natural Capital, Energy Systems, and the Circular Economy, with corresponding plans or strategies that shape delivery activity. West Midlands Circular Economy Routemap One of the key work strands stemming from the programme was the development of a Circular Economy Routemap, outlining how the West Midlands can take a circular approach to resource efficiency that will benefit business, communities, and the public sector. This forms part of a wider approach to waste reduction and material and resource consumption across the region. Published in September 2021, the Routemap outlines strategic interventions the WMCA could take across three key sectors: • Circular Manufacturing • Circular Construction • Circular Food and the Sharing Economy The Routemap is available to download at https://beta.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/environment-and-energy/creating-a-circular-economy/ The baseline analysis of regional material and waste flows conducted at the initial stage of the Routemap’s development highl