Developing a Strategic Approach to Construction Waste

Developing A Strategic Approach to Construction WasteRestricted – CommercialAEA/ED02414/Issue 1Company detailsQuestion1 What wastelegislations do you feelaffect the constructionindustry?Alfred McAlpineLucinda Farrington (overall company Envmanager)01925 858000All waste legislation has a huge effect onthe construction industry with severalenvironmental managers and sitemanagers required to cover issues and70% of the environmental teams time goeson waste legislation.Waste Management licensing affects themthe most.North Midland Construction, Naomi,Enviormental Manager, 01623 515008register of legislations - managementprocedure in place, comply with ensuresystems are in place. Most recent ones areWEEE directive - will affect mechanical andelectrical division - not sure how it will affectthem in terms of finance etc and customers -can they contractually make them responsible.the hazardous waste legislations - a bitirritating at times, due to no of sites and oneach of site they will produce a little hazardouswaste - this is impractical to register every sitefor a small quantity of this type of waste - thishas been difficult. also, waste managementlicensing, exemptions are hard to understand,get put off trying to apply for one, applicationperiod takes awhile and its costly. EnvironmentAgency are hard to work with at times.Exemptions - recycled aggregates levy, EAdeem this to be waste, alot of people usingrecycled aggregates but EA still deem this tobe waste, still have to use waste transfernotes, don’t know if they should register this asan exemption. Surplus materials now bigbusiness, can exchange materials on websiteetc, but how do they keep a track of this, egthrough waste transfer notes, they aresometimes forced to go to waste contractor sothey have a papertrail. Part L of Building Regshas had a huge impact - client absorbs cost ofall legislations, and prices end up going upBovis Lend Lease, Andrew Kinsey,Enviormental Manager, 020 8271 8000Environmental Protection Act 1990Part 2, Environmental Protection (Dutyof Care) Regulations 1991, HazardousWaste Regulations 2005, WasteManagement Licencing Regulations1994, Finance Act 1996, Landfill TaxRegulations 1996 (as amended),Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act1989. Batteries and Accumulators(Containing Dangerous Substances)Regulations 1994, Contaminated LandRegulations 2000, Landfill (Englandand Wales) Regulations 2002, Landfill(Scotland) Regulations 2003, Directiveon the Landfill of Waste EC/31/99,PPC regs, proposed legislation on SiteWaste Management PlansAEA Energy & Environment 9