Waste storage and collection guidance - Chorley Borough Council

Chorley Council
Sustainable Design and Construction Guidance
Waste Storage and Collection
Guidance for new Developments.
1 INTRODUCTION
• Chorley Council is committed to the principle of sustainable development. This vision, together
with our legal obligations as a local authority, involves focusing on how we manage our waste.
The key issue is ensuring that we maximise the amount that is recycled and reduce the need for
the unsustainable option of landfill.
• The Lancashire Waste Strategy places a general duty on the Council to offer a kerbside recycling
service to 90% of households and to recycle or compost 58% of household waste by 2015. The
Chorley Borough Local Development Framework requires new developments to minimise waste
production and encourage the recycling of waste products.
• In order to fulfil these objectives it is vital new developments are designed to enable waste to be
segregated for recycling, and to be stored and collected in a convenient way.
• This document will assist all those involved in the design and management of buildings to
produce waste management strategies that best facilitate the storage of waste and maximise the
amount that can be sent for recycling. It is a material planning consideration that developers are
conscious of the waste that will be generated by their developments and that their proposal
satisfies all the requirements of this document.
• This document is part of an evolving process to develop best practice guidance for the design
and management of buildings in Chorley Borough and should be read within the context of other
Council policies and legislation. The guidance offered also serves to ensure developments have
adequate storage capacity and access for the domestic refuse and recycling services operated by
Chorley Council.
• This guidance outlines developer’s responsibilities for waste storage and collection in new
developments, however all developers should be aware of their Duty of Care obligations with
respect to waste production, storage, and handling, as detailed in Waste Management Duty of
Care Code of Practice.
• Following the guidance in this document is intended to help developers to produce successful
waste management strategies and will also assist in complying with Part H of the Building
Regulations 2002.
• This guidance applies to proposals for all new builds, and any developments to existing
properties that will result in inadequate refuse and recycling storage and collection facilities.
• New residential developments should include adequate and appropriate means of storing
residual waste and recyclables on the premises in a dedicated, suitably screened position for a
period of two weeks.
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