Waste Management

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SWMP – Step 1 – Appointing someone responsible

Appoint someone to take overall responsibility for your SWMP. Any number of individuals can be involved in the delivery of the plan but just one person needs to be in charge and responsible for updating the plan throughout the life of the project. That person needs to be clear on their responsibilities and also have enough authority to ensure that others will co-operate.

SWMP – Step 2 – Waste Identification

Indentify the types and quantities of waste that will be produced during the project. This will involve thinking through every stage of the project and working out in advance what materials will be used. Estimate how much waste will be produced and set realistic targets for how much of that waste will be able to be reused, recycled or disposed of. A Simple way of getting this information together is to use a data sheet  or table, see example on the next page. This should include the waste hierarchy on – and off -site options and any special arrangements you will need to make for hazardous wastes produced.

SWMP – Step 3 – Indentifying your Waste Management Options

The TJ Group can work out all the best options available for recycling and disposal of the site’s various waste streams. We can also make sure you know where, when and what sort of materials can be reused, recycled or disposed of both on-and off-site . In basic terms you should make sure that:

• all waste is stored and disposed of responsibly
• a record is kept of all waste disposed of or transferred through a system of signed Waste Transfer Notes (WTN).

SWMP – Step 4 – Indentify where and how you will dispose of your waste

The TJ Group will inform you how and where your waste will be disposed of.

TJs’ comply with all legal responsibilities and have all the required waste management licenses and carriers certificates.

SWMP – Step 5 – Make sure your on-site materials and waste handling is well organised

Make important savings by careful planning of the materials needed for your project. By pre-ordering materials to specification at the design stage you could reduce workmen’s time.

Avoid over-ordering and this will reduce waste. Bear in mind any limitations of your location. Consider using recycled or previously used materials as another way of keeping costs down and helping the environment. Make sure you record your SWMP targets in your data sheet.

SWMP – Stage 6 Communicate the plan and carry out the right training

Once you have a clear plan down on paper, you need to let everyone know about it, including The TJ Group

Hold meetings with staff, clearly explaining why the SWMP is important.

You may need to develop a training programme to make sure  everyone fully understands  how to report the use of waste and materials. The training should include making sure that everyone  is aware of the importance of asking for and recording  the correct paperwork, receipts, destinations for materials etc. Appoint a ‘site champion’ to make sure everyone sticks to the plan.

SWMP – Step 7 – Measure your waste

Once the plan is being used on site, keep a strict eye on all movements of waste within and from the site:

• Measure how well it’s working by assessing how much and what type of waste is being produced.
• Think about how you can set measurements so you can compare with future projects, for example:
  • Volume (eg number of full skips)
  • Value (eg cost of disposal)
  • Weight (eg weighbridge tickets returned to you).

There is a benefit from recording these costs against:

• Value of project
• area of build floorspace
• volume of building

Track your progress:

• record this on your data sheet regularly
• be prepared to update it if circumstances change.

SWMP – Step 8 – Monitor the success of the SWMP

Make sure all is going according to plan and be prepared to make changes. Learn lessons for next time.

SWMP – Step 9 – Review and learn lessons for the future

By the end of the construction project  the SWMP should give you an accurate record of how well your targets for waste management were met.

This information will be valuable for future construction projects.

Think about putting a report together to be sent to staff and customers that gives details of the results of the SWMP and include a list of action points for the future.

This report can help to inform future projects and it will also keep everyone involved in delivering the SWMP aware of its  value, its impact on the cost of the project and its benefit to the environment.

SWMP - Checklist

RESPONSIBILITY, PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR THE SWMP

Have you, or has someone in authority, been assigned overall responsibility for the SWMP?

Have you set aside time to plan and prepare your SWMP?

Has every stage in the project been examined and the processes required for completion been considered?

INDENTIFY YOUR WASTE

Have those sub-contractors producing significant waste streams been identified?

Has a through assessment taken place to identify different types of waste that will be produced – how much, when and what types.?

Have you thought about ordering materials that have less or reusable / returnable packaging?

INDENTIFY YOUR WASTE - MANAGEMENT OPTIONS

Has an area of the site been set aside for storage of new materials and waste management, including separation of different types of waste?

Have targets been set for the different types of waste likely to arise from the project?

Have measures been put in place to deal with the expected (and unexpected) hazardous waste?

Has disposal of liquid waste such as wash-down water and lubricants been considered?

Have you got agreement from the sewerage company for the trade effluent discharge?

Have opportunities been considered for re-use of materials on-site and off site.

Have opportunities been considered for on-site and off site processing and re-use of materials?

The TJ Group have all the appropriate sites for disposal of residual waste. See www.tj-group.co.uk

MATERIALS NEEDED AND WASTE HANDLING

Has there been a careful evaluation of materials so that over-ordering and site wastage is cut down?

Can unused materials be returned to the supplier or used on another job.

Has using secondary and recycled materials been fully considered? – TJ Group can help provide.

Will unwanted packaging be returned to the supplier for recycling or re-use?

Are selected waste materials segregated to allow you to get back best value from good waste management practices?

Are containers / skips clearly labelled to avoid confusion?

The TJ Group will assist you in complying with Duty of Care procedures, including providing transfer notes and checking the authorisation of registered carriers, registered exempt sites and licensed waste management facilities.

Has everyone who will be handling waste been told about the requirements of the SWMP?

COMMUNICATE THE SWMP

Have toolbox talks been planned for all site personnel about waste management on-site?

Are contractors and sub-contractors trained and aware of their responsibilities?

Have these contractors and sub-contractors understood and agreed the Site Waste Management Plan?

Are the SWMP's built into contracts as a requirement?

MEASURING AND MONITORING YOUR WASTE

Are you making regular checks on the SWMP and making sure that targets are being reached?

Are the agreed waste management procedures being checked and monitored on a regular basis?

Are the reports on waste qualities and treatment / disposal routes and the costs incurred being regularly produced?

When construction is underway, are you making note of any problems that come up and recording them for your next plan?

AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION, REVIEW AND LEARN FOR THE FUTURE

Have you completed a final report on the use of recycled and secondary materials, waste, reduction, segregation, recovery and disposal, with costs and savings identified?

Have important waste management issues been taken into account for action at future projects?

Have you built the results into your business to help with competitive bidding that could help you win work next time?