New Zealand: Fletcher Building will begin using hard-to-recycle plastics and wood as alternative fuels in its cement production process during 2025, as part of its ‘front-end firing project’, according to The Post newspaper. The company aims to be 100% coal-free by 2030. It said wood pellets and shredded tyres currently substitute for 50% of coal. The new additions will raise this to 70–80%. Fletcher Building began burning wood pellets in 2003, construction waste in 2010 and tyres in 2023. Fletcher Building said it plays a “significant role in waste diversion for New Zealand."
Fletcher Building to use plastic waste as alternative fuel for cement production
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