Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) Introduction A Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP) is an important tool for construction companies and their clients to help improve their environmental performance, meet regulatory controls and reduce rising costs of disposing of waste. If required, and as part of our service, MSK will assist clients to produce a Site Waste Management Plan and we would work with the relevant project team to identify the appropriate points/locations for all skips, bins and containers marking them on a plan which could then be included in the full SWMP. The SWMP details the amount and type of waste that will be produced on a construction site and how it will be reused, recycled or disposed of. The plan is then updated during the construction process to record how the waste is managed and to confirm the disposal of any materials that cannot be reused or recycled at a legitimate site. The aim of the SWMP is to improve resource efficiency within the construction industry in order to reduce the amount of waste produced and recover as much as possible of the remainder. They will achieve this in two ways: firstly, by requiring those responsible for projects to forecast how much of each type of waste they will produce and to record how much will be reused or recycled; and secondly, by building on the savings in material and disposal costs already secured and promote the opportunities of preventing or minimising waste at source, i.e. Through resource efficient design and construction methods. This single plan will hold all the documentary evidence needed to comply with the duty of care, hazardous waste, waste carrier and waste broker controls. The process of writing and implementing a SWMP will formalise a number of project management tasks that should already be carried out, but will shift the focus of this work towards achieving resource efficiency. Click here to view the Duty of Care All parties have a duty to ensure that any waste produced is handled safely and in accordance with the law (see below). This is ‘Duty of Care’ and it applies to anyone who produces, imports, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of controlled waste from business or industry or acts as a waste broker e.g. A waste contractor, scrap metal merchant, recycler, local council or skip hire company, is authorised to take it. If waste is disposed of illegally we could all be held responsible. The Duty of Care has no time limit, and extends until the waste has either been finally and properly disposed of or fully recovered. ![]() 5.2 Site Waste Management Plan Checklist. Any client who intends to carry out a project on any one construction site with an estimated. In planning a construction project, it is important to understand what excess materials are likely to be generated and then focus on how the generation of those excess materials can either be avoided or the material can be diverted from landfill. One approach is to develop a construction waste management plan. Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP). Sample Site Waste Management Plan Template provided by www.veritas-consulting.co.uk. Contact Details. Head Quarters. Construction Director. Head Quarters. Contracts Manager. Project Office. Site Manager. Project Office. HSQE Manager. Head Quarters. We need to ensure that: • All waste is stored and disposed of responsibly • Waste is only handled or dealt with by individuals or businesses that are authorised to deal with it • A record is kept of all waste received or transferred through a system of signed Waste Transfer Notes (WTN) In England and Wales, the construction sector uses some 400 million tones of materials each year and generates an estimated 109 million tonnes of waste. It is estimated1 that 13% of all materials delivered to site go into skips without ever being used. The potential for greater resource efficiency is therefore considerable. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why do you need a SWMP? Learning Objectives After completing this course, you will be able to: • Describe waste recycling options as they pertain to construction waste management (CWM) • Identify key elements of a CWM plan and how the CWM plan enhances the project's sustainability • Explain the environmental benefits of contract language specific to a CWM plan • Explain how to train and monitor the workforce for best practices in construction waste management Construction debris accounts for more than one-fifth of the waste stream. Better construction waste management (CWM) practices can have triple-bottom-line benefits: • Environmental: Less landfill space and less use of natural resources have a positive environmental impact. • Financial: Less wasted material equals less wasted money. • Social: The public appreciates efforts to reduce negative impacts on the environment. To achieve these goals, however, all members of the Building Team must be on board with the CWM program. Achieving CWM goals requires three important actions: reduce, divert, recycle. REDUCE According to the California 2004 Statewide Waste Characterization Study, construction and demolition (C&D) debris accounts for 22% of the waste stream. Reducing C&D debris conserves landfill space, cuts down the environmental impact of producing new materials, and can trim overall building project expenses through avoided purchase or disposal costs. Building Teams can further reduce excess on-site waste generation through better estimating. DIVERT Raw C&D debris can be diverted and used as a resource. For example, waste concrete and masonry can be crushed on site and used for drainage base, and gypsum waste can be shredded and used as a landscaping supplement.
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