Any client who intends to carry out a project on any one construction site with an estimated cost greater than £300,000 excluding VAT must prepare a site waste management plan conforming to The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 before construction work begins.

A site waste management plan must identify —

(a) the client;
(b) the principal contractor; and
(c) the person who drafted it.

It must describe the construction work proposed, including —

(a) the location of the site; and
(b) the estimated cost of the project.

It must record any decision taken before the site waste management plan was drafted on the nature of the project, its design, construction method or materials employed in order to minimise the quantity of waste produced on site.

It must —

(a) describe each waste type expected to be produced in the course of the project;
(b) estimate the quantity of each different waste type expected to be produced; and
(c) identify the waste management action proposed for each different waste type, including re-using, recycling, recovery and disposal.

It must contain a declaration that the client and the principal contractor will take all reasonable steps to ensure that —

(a) all waste from the site is dealt with in accordance with the waste duty of care in section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991;

and;

(b) materials will be handled efficiently and waste managed appropriately.


ASIS Risk Management can take care of the SWMP for you including auditing the licensed waste transfer sites.



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