Natural resources and environment data
- Lime business emissions
- Cement business emissions
- Environmental incidents
- Environmental complaints
- Total number and percentage coverage of operational units with ISO 14001 certification
- Archaeology
- Number and percentage coverage of mineral operations with Biodiversity Action Plans
- Total area of land undergoing rehabilitation during the end of reporting year
- Cumulative area of land rehabilitated by type (2008 – 2011)
- Sites with special designation
- Waste sent to Licensed Landfill by UK Operations
- Total weight of waste produced, by type and treatment method
- Tarmac Limited UK – Total Packaging Used
- Tarmac Limited UK – Packaging Obligation
- Tarmac recycling operations
- Abstracted water
- Potable water
1. Lime business emissions
Production as a percentage of baseline (as CaO)
Particulates, tonnes
Oxides of nitrogen (as nitrogen dioxide), tonnes
Sulfur dioxide, tonnes
| Baseline | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production as a percentage of baseline (as CaO) | 100 | 107 | 95 | 68 | 73 | 71 |
| Particulates, tonnes | 599 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 9 |
| Particulates as a percentage of baseline | 100 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Oxides of nitrogen (as nitrogen dioxide), tonnes | 211 | 240 | 229 | 141 | 83 | 62 |
| Oxides of nitrogen as a percentage of baseline | 100 | 113 | 108 | 67 | 39 | 30 |
| Sulfur dioxide, tonnes | 574 | 413 | 308 | 152 | 22 | 19 |
| Sulfur as a percentage of baseline | 100 | 72 | 54 | 27 | 4 | 3 |
Data notes:
- Baseline is the average for 1998/1999/2000. Data includes direct emissions from all lime manufacturing processes including quicklime, hydrated lime, lime grinding and packing operations.
2. Cement business emissions
Production as a percentage of baseline (as PCe)
Particulates, tonnes
Oxides of nitrogen (as nitrogen oxide), tonnes
Sulfur dioxide, tonnes
| Baseline | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production as a percentage of baseline (as PCe) | 100 | 309 | 282 | 293 | 317 | 327 |
| Particulates, tonnes | 540 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Particulates as a percentage of baseline | 100 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Oxides of nitrogen (as nitrogen dioxide), tonnes | 1,916 | 870 | 789 | 906 | 932 | 1,118 |
| Oxides of nitrogen as a percentage of baseline | 100 | 45 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 58 |
| Sulfur dioxide, tonnes | 708 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Sulfur as a percentage of baseline | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Data notes:
- Baseline is the average for 1998/1999/2000. Data includes direct emissions from all lime manufacturing processes including quicklime, hydrated lime, lime grinding and packing operations.
3. Environmental incidents
Number of incidents
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry materials business | - | - | - | - | 228 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Combined | 275 | 204 | 171 | 209 | 236 |
Data notes:
- All Level 1, 2 and 3 environmental incidents are reported.
4. Environmental complaints
5. Total number and percentage coverage of operational units with ISO 14001 certification
Total number and percentage coverage of operational units with ISO 14001 certification
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Active Units requiring ISO 14001 Certification | Quarry materials business | 349 | 311 | 371 | 355 |
| Building products business | 61 | 57 | 57 | 56 | |
| Number of Active Units with ISO 14001 Certification | Quarry materials business | 326 | 300 | 366 | 352 |
| Building products business | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | |
| Number of Active Units in progress of ISO 14001 Certification | Quarry materials business | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Building products business | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of new acquisitions in progress | Quarry materials business | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Building products business | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| % Coverage of Active Units | Combined | 93% | 97% | 99% | 99% |
Data notes:
- At some operational locations the ISO 14001 certification covers more than one operational facility.
6. Archaeology
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total spending on archaeological evaluation and treatment (£) | 701,806 | 388,049 | 310,827 |
| Area of land investigated for archaeological interest before determination of planning consent (hectares) | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Area of land investigated for archaeological interest following determination of planning consent (hectares) | 99 | 49 | 66 |
Data notes:
- Quarry materials business only, building products business does not have mineral operations.
7. Number and percentage coverage of mineral operations with Biodiversity Action Plans
Number
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of mineral operations requiring BAPs | 123 | 128 | 121 |
| Number of mineral operations with completed and published BAPs | 123 | 128 | 121 |
| % Coverage | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Data notes:
- Quarry materials business only – building products business does not have mineral operations.
8. Total area of land undergoing rehabilitation during the end of reporting year
Data notes:
- Quarry materials business only – building products business does not have mineral operations.
9. Cumulative area of land rehabilitated by type (2000 - 2011)
Hectares
| Area of land rehabilitated to: | Hectares |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 333.27 |
| Woodland | 34.79 |
| Conservation or amenity | 474.18 |
| Other uses | 1,129.12 |
| Total | 1,971.36 |
Data notes:
- Data related to hectares rehabilitated as from the beginning of 2000 and remaining in company charge.
- Quarry materials business only – building products business does not have mineral operations.
10. Sites with special designation
No. of sites
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsar sites | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| National Nature Reserve | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sites of Special Specific Interest | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Listed buildings | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| National Scenic Area | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Park | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Special Areas of Conservaton – Actual and Proposed | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Special Protection Areas – Actual and Proposed | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11. Waste sent to Licensed Landfill by UK Operations
12. Total weight of waste produced, by type and treatment method
Tonnes
Quarry materials business
Building materials business
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry materials business | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Total | ||||
| Licensed disposal – landfill | 68,211 | 39,356 | 16,611 | 11,911 | 86 | 10,540 | 10,626 |
| Licensed disposal – incineration | - | - | - | - | 23.9 | 246.1 | 270 |
| Recycling / reuse | 121,379 | 143,581 | 100,678 | 94,737 | 494 | 105,661 | 106,155 |
| Total | 173,232 | 182,937 | 117,289 | 106,648 | 604 | 116,447 | 117,050 |
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building products business | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Total | ||||
| Licensed disposal – landfill | 40,497 | 25,973 | 750 | 8,710 | 0 | 3,922 | 3,922 |
| Licensed disposal – incineration | - | - | - | - | 0.357 | 5.1 | 5.457 |
| Recycling / reuse | 200,732 | 146,668 | 69,235 | 46,172 | 26 | 38,399 | 38,425 |
| Total | 241,229 | 172,641 | 69,985 | 54,882 | 26 | 42,326 | 42,352 |
Data notes:
- Data collection and reporting methodology improved in 2011; incineration category added, data split into hazardous/non-hazardous, and improved capture of internally recycled waste.
- Increase in non-hazardous waste to recycling/reuse – mainly due to increase in reporting of production waste sent to recycling/reuse from concrete and asphalt plants.
13. Tarmac Limited UK – Total Packaging Used
Tonnes
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 251 | 122 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 3,044 | 3,085 | |
| Combined | 3,554 | 3,636 | 3,134 | 3,295 | 3,207 | |
| Wood | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 1,505 | 634 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 4,920 | 4,305 | |
| Combined | 10,956 | 9,571 | 6,339 | 6,425 | 4,939 | |
| Aluminium | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Combined | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Steel | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Combined | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Paper/cardboard | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 604 | 562 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Combined | 1,256 | 1,071 | 895 | 606 | 564 | |
| Other | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | |
| Combined | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 2,364 | 1,318 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 7,971 | 7,394 | |
| Combined | 15,775 | 14,287 | 10,374 | 10,335 | 8,712 |
Data notes:
- Data only first split out in 2010; combined usages reported for 2007–2009.
14. Tarmac Limited UK – Packaging Obligation
Tonnes
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 50 | 14 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 550 | 563 | |
| Combined | 368 | 420 | 413 | 600 | 577 | |
| Wood | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 186 | 11 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 630 | 445 | |
| Combined | 1,041 | 1,539 | 1,040 | 816 | 456 | |
| Aluminium | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Combined | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steel | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Combined | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paper/cardboard | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 142 | 97 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Combined | 466 | 402 | 234 | 143 | 98 | |
| General recycling | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 445 | 37 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 1,943 | 1,567 | |
| Combined | 2,884 | 4,001 | 2,731 | 2,388 | 1,604 | |
| Recovery | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 71 | 13 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 271 | 224 | |
| Combined | 414 | 553 | 384 | 342 | 237 | |
| Total | Quarry materials business | - | - | - | 895 | 172 |
| Building products business | - | - | - | 3,395 | 2,800 | |
| Combined | 5,176 | 6,919 | 4,805 | 4,290 | 2,972 |
Data notes:
- Obligation data not reported previously.
15. Tarmac recycling operations
Tonnes
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production – recycled aggregate | 1,430,383 | 1,913,769 | 1,383,436 | 1,489,927 | 1,360,470 |
| Production – managed waste | 1,216,662 | 557,129 | 318,330 | 443,410 | 670,114 |
| Waste to licensed landfill | 40,124 | 1,544 | 31,636 | 4,720 | 12,940 |
| Total waste recycled | 476,725 | 344,553 | 211,744 | 92,544 | 65,078 |
| Total material processed | 3,163,894 | 2,816,995 | 1,945,146 | 2,030,601 | 2,030,584 |
Data notes:
- Total material processed = material received into Tarmac recycling sites.
- Production – recycled aggregate = recycled aggregate produced from total material processed.
- Production – managed waste = material from total material processed which is sent to Tarmac inert landfill sites. These landfill sites are often restoration projects in themselves.
- Waste recycled = material from total material processed which is sorted and sent for external recycling.
- Waste to licensed disposal = material from total waste processed sent for external disposal.
16. Abstracted water
Cubic metres
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry materials business | 12,883,219 | 16,871,520 | 14,708,889 |
| Building products business | 53,146 | 73,172 | 46,480 |
| Total | 12,936,365 | 16,944,692 | 14,755,369 |
Data notes:
- We began to collect grey water use data in 2011, although this is not currently available at all sites, we identified 771,592 cubic metres of grey water use in 2011.
17. Potable water
Cubic metres
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry materials business | 1,337,599 | 1,393,024 | 1,328,031 |
| Building products business | 347,600 | 280,054 | 179,327 |
| Total | 1,685,199 | 1,673,078 | 1,507,358 |
Data notes:
- Potable water use is reported from billing information for each location; potable water used by building products units on quarry materials locations is included in quarry materials data.
- All potable water billing data is now contained on our Utility Service Bureau website, which is used as the source of this data, improving the accuracy of reporting.
- The reports were all run on 29 February 2012.
- Changes in data from previous years are due to corrections made in the Utility Service Bureau where billing data that had been previously estimated has been replaced by actual data (eg from meter readings).
