When dealing with building waste clearance, the type of
project you are undertaking will determine whether you need a site waste
management plan. The overall cost of your project including all
overhead, labour, materials, and plant will help you decide whether you
need to put such a plan in place prior to beginning the project. This
plan will lay out how you will deal with the waste that is produced in
the project and how it will be cleared from the site.
Creating a site waste management plan for waste clearance
- If you are putting a site waste management plan in place you should ensure that this plan is agreed upon by the principal contractor as well as the client.
- Lay out the guidelines involved in completing the task at hand and include the estimated cost and location of the project.
- This plan should include any and all types of waste clearance that is anticipated while the job is underway.
- The description of each type of waste should also include a plan for which items will be recycled, which will be recovered, which will be reused, and which will be disposed of.
Documentation for waste clearance
At any time that waste is taken from the job site you should have clear documentation of who is taking the waste. Document what types of waste they are removing and where they are going to take the waste once it leaves your site. Soon after the project is complete you should check that the plan was kept up to date and if there were any instances that the plan was altered that the reasoning was well documented.
In addition to the information discussed above, you will also need to get the carrier registration number for the company doing the waste clearance. Keep a detailed list of the types of waste that is removed from the site and be sure to ask if there are specific exemptions or permits that are being held by the specific sites that your waste will be transferred to.
A detailed plan such as this will need to be updated on a regular basis. It is important that about every six months during the project that you update it completely so that the progress that has been made on the project is clearly documented. Along with this update you should include a list of the amount and types of waste that you have been able to reuse, recycle, recover or dispose of. This information will be necessary in order to complete the summary after the job has been completed.
The All Clear Company makes site waste clearance easy. We can supply clearance vehicles, grab lorries, litter pickers and can even undertake light demolition work. We can also complete Site Waste Management Plans advising on waste segregation, recycling and disposal. Contact us to discuss your building waste clearance requirements now.
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