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WRAP Template for Site Waste Management Plans. Birmingham 1 April 2008. Welcome. Estelle Herszenhorn Construction Project Manager – Waste Management. Housekeeping. Arrangements and agenda Fire safety Bathrooms Mobile phones. Agenda. Welcome and Introduction
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WRAP Template for Site Waste Management Plans Birmingham 1 April 2008
Welcome Estelle Herszenhorn Construction Project Manager – Waste Management
Housekeeping • Arrangements and agenda • Fire safety • Bathrooms • Mobile phones
Agenda • Welcome and Introduction • The WRAP Template: Benefits • The WRAP Template: Operation • Industry perspective on SWMPs • Implementation of SWMPs • Discussion • Summary and Close
WRAP works in partnership to: Encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle things more often. This helps to minimise landfill, reduce carbon emissions and improve our environment
Why construction? Overall material consumption by construction industry (>400 Mt per year) Quantity of construction and demolition waste generated (~120 Mt per year UK) M tonnes Waste construction materials that are recycled / reused (~60 Mt per year)
WRAP in Construction • Waste minimisation and management • Materials recycling • Procurement
The road to zero – Government targets for construction waste 2008 20Mt materials as waste to landfill 2012 ½ waste to landfill • Landfill Tax • SWMP regulation • Procurement/funding requirements • Voluntary commitment Waste-neutral construction? 2020 Zero waste to landfill
Support available • WRAP is tasked by Government to: - help organisations mandate improvement through procurement requirements; - help in implementing waste reduction and management strategies; and - help in monitoring and measuring performance. • Our support includes: - tools, practical advice and training for major clients, developers and contractors; - working with exemplars to demonstrate “what good looks like” – in areas such as design, logistics, off-site manufacture, packaging and purchasing; and - working with Envirowise. www.wrap.org.uk/construction
Site Waste Management Plans • DTI Code of Practice 2004
Site Waste Management Plans • DTI Code of Practice 2004 • Consultation on SWMP Regulations 2007
Site Waste Management Plans • DTI Code of Practice 2004 • Consultation on SWMP Regulations 2007 • Non-statutory guidance issued by defra February 2008
Site Waste Management Plans • DTI Code of Practice 2004 • Consultation on SWMP Regulations 2007 • Non-statutory guidance issued by defra February 2008 • SWMP Regulations apply from 6 April 2008
Site Waste Management Plan Regulations • Aims • Improving materials resource efficiency • Reducing fly-tipping • Compulsory for projects over £300,000 • Basic SWMP for projects up to £500,000 • Detailed SWMP for projects over £500,000 • Transitional period to 1 July 2008 • Regulations and non-statutory guidance available at www.defra.gov.uk/constructionwaste
SWMPs and Material Resource Efficiency • Enable users to consider waste minimisation and management and record decisions • Encourage adoption of Good and Best practice • Recording data will lead to improvements • Demonstrating cost savings will drive process
The WRAP Template for SWMPs • Tool to enable construction projects to reduce waste and increase recycling • For use on a wide a range of construction sectors and project sizes • Go beyond compliance: encourage progress to Good and Best practice • Guidance Document, Examples and Toolbox Talks
Potential reporting scheme Client and team Contractor and team Subcontractors and waste management contractors Project requirements for W2L Pre-design Net Waste Tool – forecasts waste and identifies priority materials to focus actions to reduce W2L Requirements for data reporting Design Contractor works with supply chain to implement actions to reduce W2L SWMP – records waste forecasts, improvement actions and actual waste data for project Waste data capture system – records actuals Construction Data Data Net Waste Tool – uploads actuals and evaluates performance Post-construction Corporate and sector reporting
Key aims for this morning • Understand the benefits and functionality of the Template • Appreciation of how the Template an be used on your projects • Where to get the Template and Guidance • Receive a copy of the Template and Guidance The delivery team today – C4S, Costain, Halcrow, industry speaker and WRAP
Other Tools • Description of tools for SWMPs and map available on defra web site at www.defra.gov.uk/constructionwaste • Envirowise SWMP Tool and other support