Developing a Strategic Approach to Construction Waste

Restricted – CommercialAEA/ ED02414/Issue 1Developing A Strategic Approach to Construction Waste3 Do any wastelegislations have anadvantage for therunning of yourcompany?3a -Have any legislationsmade working easier?hydrological risk assessments of landfillsites. Others in the organisation would havebroader knowledge.Not sure he's the person to ask.. NoAvoiding prosecution. Keeping emp safe, notendangering relationships with neighbours ofsites, eg noise, dust mud.know there are some4 Do you think the In building and redeveloping there is acurrent waste move away from 'dig and dump' contractorslegislation is sufficient? are realising that there are other moresustainable and cheaper ways of dealingwith waste. Landfill Dir is affectingcontractors in an environmentally positiveway. Folk in contaminated land are havingto be more innovative to try and usematerial on site4 Do you think thea current wastelegislation is efficientlyenforced? If not, whatmore could be done?Tricky. Groudwater legislation affects howconstruct landfill sites. SEPA catching upon regulating sites more than did a fewyears ago, eg PPC regulations morethorough now.Legislation is sufficient; it's implementation andmonitoring that's a bit patchy. Need moreeducation. Many people don't know whatrequired. Have subcontractors that are notaware of what is required due to the cost ofsubscribing to find out.Hit and miss - could be unfortunate enough tobe caught but doesn't think there are notenough people to enforce across the board.SEPA are helpful when they are contacted butnot as enforcers.No, much more on the groundenforcement needed – have only seenone Environment Agency Officer onour sites in the last 7 years!! Couldutilise rfid tags to track waste materials5 Do you have any other Area where folk struggle is the interfacecomments regarding between cont land and waste mgt. Maywaste legislations i.e. have material you want to reuse on site butdo current legislations falls within haz wst leg - can you reuse it.encourage you to buy When does something become controlledsupplies any differently waste. Dif people from SEPA/Envt Agencyor encourage/force your give dif views. Getting through waste mgtsuppliers to sell licencing regime and exemptions. VeryCost as a deterrent isn't the right method, egmaking landfill expensive not the answer. Iftighten up on monitoring and make it lessexpensive to comply then would have moresuccess.Inconsistent application/enforcement indifferent EA regions makeinterpretation difficult. EA officers notalways helpful in their attitude towardsour industry. Duty of Care paperworkshould be produced in a standardformat, and if we are made to registerfor hazardous waste anyway, why not14 AEA Energy & Environment