Developing a Strategic Approach to Construction Waste
Developing a Strategic Approach to Construction Waste
Developing a Strategic Approach to Construction Waste
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<strong>Developing</strong> A <strong>Strategic</strong> <strong>Approach</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> <strong>Waste</strong>Restricted – CommercialAEA/ED02414/Issue 1Company detailsQuestion1 What wastelegislations do you feelaffect the constructionindustry?1a a. How do these affectyour company i.e. haveyou had <strong>to</strong> employ anenvironmentalmanager; does itrequire more man days;paperwork; increasecosts; landfill gatecharges?Halcrow Ltd. .Alex Stat<strong>to</strong>n, ContaminatedLand Geologist.Wst mgt licencing, haz waste regs, landfilldirective.Have guys that deal with waste, he givesadvice <strong>to</strong> contrac<strong>to</strong>rs on disposing ofcontaminated material. <strong>Waste</strong> minimisation,he's not the guy, but others in the companydo it. As a company they are aware of theissues, in terms of how offices are run andtheir relationship giving advice <strong>to</strong> clients, egbrownfiled site development. Have peopledealing with landfill and PPC permitsERDC Group, Jock Laidlaw, ConsructionDirec<strong>to</strong>rLandfill, emissions <strong>to</strong> air or water, generaldisposal of site waste. Couldn't think of exactnames of legislations.Had an environmental manager but he recentlyretired. They are currently reallocating hisduties <strong>to</strong> someone else. Don't need someonefull time but waste legislation changes morerapidly than other legislations so do needsomeone assigned <strong>to</strong> it.Aller<strong>to</strong>n construction (0113 258 1573),Mark Savage, Operations MgrDon't know. Going on a course nextweek. Didn't know who was running it.Not sure, probably HSC website2 Please indicate whatsources of informationyou use <strong>to</strong> find outabout new wastelegislations/ charges <strong>to</strong>current wastelegislations?2a - Is this info lacking inany way?- Is there any other infoyou need/would like <strong>to</strong>see more available?- Are you aware of anylegislations coming in<strong>to</strong>force over the next 5-10years?SEPA or Envt agency websites, sometimesDefra site. Folk within the Envt biz group doa legislation watch of journals.Not gaps, sometimes conflicts betweencontaminated land and waste, bit of aminefield and have <strong>to</strong> ask localenvironmental protection officer at SEPA.Landfill tax credit scheme, trying <strong>to</strong> sourceinfo. Info is there it's finding it.Not aware of forthcoming legislation incontaminated land area within next 5-10years. Landfill site ongoing regs, eg sitesneed <strong>to</strong> be compliant. He preparesDatabase subscription (couldn't rememberwhat database) sends bulletins on currentlegislation. They pay an annual subscription forthis service.There's not a lack of information it's just thatrapid changes mean that it's hard <strong>to</strong> keep up,especially legislation surrounding disposal <strong>to</strong>landfill and <strong>to</strong> recycling centres.Not aware of any new legislation - databaseupdates don’t cover.Civil engineering contrac<strong>to</strong>rs ass'n (CECA)does send out bulletins updating onforthcoming legislation. Scottish CECAespecially good.AEA Energy & Environment 13
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