Reference: 2008/314
Last Update: 27/10/2010
SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS REGULATIONS 2008
The regulations require all construction projects with an estimated value over £300,000 to develop a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP).
The regulations are made under Chapter 3 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. SWMPs aim to improve resource efficiency within the construction industry via reducing the amount of waste produced and recovering as much as possible of the remainder. They also aim to reduce the regulatory burden by providing a unified mechanism for ensuring compliance with all existing legal waste requirements i.e. duty of care, hazardous waste and waste carrier documentation, and waste broker controls. This should also reduce fly-tipping, as producers must ensure that certified contractors are used through all stages of the waste disposal chain.
The regulations require the client to produce a SWMP prior to construction work beginning. If a project is begun before the SWMP is prepared, the client and principal contractor are guilty. The SWMP must identify the client, the principal contractor and the person who drafted it. It must describe the construction work proposed including the site location and estimated project cost. Any decisions taken to minimise the quantity of waste produced must be recorded. The SWMP must describe the type and quantity of waste expected to be produced and the waste management action i.e. reduce, re-use, recycle, recovery or disposal. All waste must be dealt with in accordance with Duty of Care, handled efficiently and managed appropriately.
SWMPs must be updated whenever waste is removed from the site with the identity of the person moving the waste, the type of waste removed and the destination. Additional requirements for projects above £500,000 including a written description of the waste required by Duty of Care; whether the receiving site is compliant with the Environmental Permitting Regulations and the waste carrier's registration number.
Wales is expected to introduce similar regulations although there are no plans for SWMPs to be introduced into Scotland. The Scottish Government and Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) both recommend SWMPs as good practice.
The regulations do not apply to a project relating to a Part A installation as defined in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.
Last Update: 10/02/2011
By: Waterman
Applicability
The company is awqare of this legislation and has created a Site Waste Management Plan for furnace B3 at the Barnsley site. Additional plans may be required for future works.
Ardagh should regularly audit construction contractors to ensure that waste is disposed of in line with the plan.
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